Boa orophias
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boa orophias, the Saint Lucia boa or San Lucia boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Saint Lucia. Boa orophias was described as a full species by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, but many later authors have classified it as a subspecies of Boa constrictor.[3] According to the IUCN Red List, Boa orophias is a species, which they have listed as Endangered.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Genus: | Boa |
Species: | B. orophias |
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Location of Saint Lucia |
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