"Aboma" redirects here. For the monotypic fish taxon, see Scaly boy.
Not to be confused with Rainbow snake.
Rainbow boa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Boidae
Genus:
Epicrates
Species:
E. cenchria
Binomial name
Epicrates cenchria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[2]
Synonyms List
Boa cenchria Linnaeus, 1754
[Boa] Cenchria Linnaeus, 1758
Coluber tamachia Scopoli, 1788
Boa Cenchris — Gmelin, 1788
Boa aboma Daudin, 1803
Boa ternatea Daudin, 1803
Boa annulifer Daudin, 1803
[Epicrates] cenchria — Wagler, 1830
Cliftia fusca Gray, 1849
Epicarsius cupreus J.G. Fischer, 1856
Epicarsius cupreus — Brown, 1893
Epicrates cenchris — Boulenger, 1893
Epicrates cenchria — Griffin, 1916
Epicrates cenchria var. fusca — Griffin, 1916
Epicrates cenchria cenchria — Amaral, 1930
Epicrates cenchria cenchria — Stull, 1938
The rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria) is a boa species endemic to Central and South America. A semi-arboreal species (not only do they climb in the wild but also proven in captivity), it is known for its attractive iridescent/holographic sheen caused by structural coloration. Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[3]
^Calderón, M.; Ortega, A.; Catenazzi, A.; Gagliardi, G.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2021). "Epicrates cenchria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T15154721A15154747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T15154721A15154747.en. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^"Epicrates cenchria ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
The rainbowboa (Epicrates cenchria) is a boa species endemic to Central and South America. A semi-arboreal species (not only do they climb in the wild...
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sex-determining chromosomes, and females a ZW pair. However, the Colombian rainbowboa, Epicrates maurus, can also reproduce by facultative parthenogenesis...
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has been observed in the water flea Daphnia magna and the Colombian rainbowboa constrictor Epicrates maurus. Parthenogenesis in E. maurus is only the...
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