Candoia paulsoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Candoia |
| Species: | C. paulsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Candoia paulsoni (Stull, 1956)
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Candoia paulsoni, also known as the Solomon Islands ground boa, is a species of boa native to the Maluku Islands and Melanesia. Five subspecies are recognized.[2]
Subspecies
- C. p. paulsoni (Stull, 1956) – the Solomon Islands
- C. p. vindumi Smith & Chiszar, 2001 – Bougainville Island
- C. p. tasmai Smith & Tepedelen 2001 –
- C. p. mcdowelli Smith & Chiszar, 2001 – eastern Papua New Guinea
- C. p. sadlieri Smith & Chiszar, 2001 – Woodlark Island
- C. p. rosadoi Smith & Chiszar, 2001 – Misima Island
Distribution
The type locality is Ugi Island in the Solomon Islands.[2]
Etymology
The
specific name paulsoni is in honor of the Swedish herpetologist John Paulson.[4]
References
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/196560/2459801Downloadedon 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Candoia paulsoni (STULL, 1956)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Ruud de Lang and Gernot Vogel, "The Snakes of Sulawesi" in M. Vences, J. Köhler, T. Ziegler, W. Böhme (eds): Herpetologia Bonnensis II.Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica. pp. 35-38
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5
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