Boas of the World

R. Graham Reynolds is Professor of Biology at the University of North Carolina, Asheville.Robert W. Henderson is Curator Emeritus of Herpetology at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

• Foreword by Daniel NatuschPreface Abbreviations Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOIDEA – R. Graham Reynolds Chapter 2 THE EXTINCT SPECIES OF BOOIDEA – Corentin BochatonSPECIES ACCOUNTSChapter 3 A GUIDE TO THE SPECIES ACCOUNTSChapter 4 FAMILY BOIDAE Gray 1825 4.1 Genus Boa Linnaeus 1758 Boa constrictor – Robert W. Henderson Boa imperator – Marco Su.rez-Atilanoand Ella V.zquez-Dom.nguezBoa nebulosa – Robert W. Henderson and Jeanelle Brisbane Boa orophias – Robert W. Henderson, Jennifer C. Daltry, and Pius Haynes Boa sigma – Marco Su.rez-Atilano and Ella V.zquez-Dom.nguez4.2 Genus Chilabothrus Dum.ril and Bibron 1844 Chilabothrus ampelophis – Miguel A. Landestoy T. and Robert W. Henderson Chilabothrus angulifer – Tom.s M. Rodr.guez-CabreraChilabothrus argentum – R. Graham Reynolds Chilabothrus chrysogaster – R. Graham Reynolds Chilabothrus exsul – R. Graham Reynolds Chilabothrus fordii – Robert W. Henderson and Miguel A. Landestoy T. Chilabothrus gracilis – Robert W. Henderson and Miguel A. Landestoy T. Chilabothrus granti – Dustin C. Smith Chilabothrus inornatus – Eneilis S. Mulero-Oliveras, Fabi.n A. Feliciano-Rivera, and Alberto R. Puente-Rol.nChilabothrus monensis – Alberto R. Puente-Rol.nChilabothrus schwartzi – R. Graham Reynolds Chilabothrus striatus – R. Graham Reynolds Chilabothrus strigilatus – R. Graham Reynolds Chilabothrus subflavus – Brent C. Newman and Scott E. Henke4.3 Genus CorallusDaudin 1803 Corallus annulatus – Robert W. Henderson, Todd R. Lewis, Paul B. C. Grant, and Rowland K. GriffinCorallus batesii – Robert W. Henderson Corallus blombergi – Jorge H. Valencia, Valentina Posse, Katty Garz.n-Tello, and H. Mauricio Ortega-AndradeCorallus caninus – Robert W. Henderson and Vincent Pr.mel Corallus cookii – Robert W. Henderson Corallus cropanii – Bruno Rocha da Silva, Daniela G. P. Toledo, and Otavio A. V. MarquesCorallus grenadensis – Robert W. Henderson, Richard A. Sajdak, Robert Powell, and Billie C. HarrisonCorallus hortulana – L.gia Pizzatto and Robert W. Henderson Corallus ruschenbergerii – C.sar L. Barrio-Amor.s and Robert W. Henderson4.4 Genus Epicrates Wagler 1830 Epicrates alvarezi – Albedi Andrade-Junior, Josu. A. R. Azevedo, and Paulo Passos Epicrates assisi – Albedi Andrade-Junior, Josu. A. R. Azevedo, and Paulo Passos Epicrates cenchria – Albedi Andrade-Junior, Josu. A. R. Azevedo, and Paulo Passos Epicrates crassus – Albedi Andrade-Junior, Josu. A. R. Azevedo, and Paulo Passos Epicrates maurus – Albedi Andrade-Junior, Josu. A. R. Azevedo, and Paulo Passos4.5 Genus Eunectes Wagler 1830 Eunectes beniensis – Paola De la Quintana, Luis F. Pacheco, and Jes.s A. Rivas Eunectes deschauenseei – Bruno F. Camera, Christine Strssmann, and Ana L.cia C. PrudenteEunectes murinus – Jes.s A. Rivas, Mar.a D. C. Mu.oz, and Gordon M. Burghardt Eunectes notaeus – Bruno F. Camera and Christine StrssmannChapter 5 FAMILY CALABARIIDAE Gray 1858 Calabaria reinhardtii – Luca Luiselli and Robert W. HendersonChapter 6 FAMILY CANDOIIDAE Pyron et al. 2014 Candoia aspera – Mark O'Shea Candoia bibroni – R. Graham ReynoldsCandoia carinata – Mark O'Shea Candoia paulsoni – Mark O'Shea Candoia superciliosa – R. Graham Reynolds Chapter 7 FAMILY CHARINAIDAE Gray 1849 Charina bottae – Brian J. Halstead Charina umbratica – Brian J. Halstead Lichanura roseofusca – Jeffrey M. Lemm Lichanura trivirgata – Jeffrey M. LemmChapter 8 FAMILY UNGALIOPHIIDAE Wilcox et al. 2002Exiliboa placata – Robert W. Henderson Ungaliophis continentalis – Robert W. Henderson Ungaliophis panamensis – Rowland K. Griffin, Todd R. Lewis, Paul B. C. Grant, and Alex FigueroaChapter 9 FAMILY ERYCIDAE Bonaparte 1831 Eryx borrii – Tom.š Mazuch Eryx colubrinus – Stephen Spawls Eryx conicus – Indraneil Das Eryx elegans – Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani, Nasrullah Rastegar Pouyani, Naeimeh Eskandarzadeh, and Mahdi RajabizadehEryx jaculus – Francesco P. Faraone Eryx jayakari – Johannes Els and Salvador Carranza Eryx johnii – Indraneil Das Eryx miliaris – Nasrullah Rastegar Pouyani, Naeimeh Eskandarzadeh, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani, Mahdi Rajabizadeh, and R. Graham ReynoldsEryx muelleri – Luca Luiselli and Gabriel H. Segniagbeto Eryx sistanensis – Naeimeh Eskandarzadeh, Nasrullah Rastegar Pouyani, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani, and Mahdi RajabizadehEryx somalicus – R. Graham Reynolds Eryx whitakeri – Indraneil DasChapter 10 FAMILY SANZINIIDAE Romer 1956 Acrantophis dumerili – Mark D. Scherz, Achille P. Raselimanana, Angelica Crottini, and Frank GlawAcrantophis madagascariensis – Mark D. Scherz, Achille P. Raselimanana, Angelica Crottini, and Frank GlawSanzinia madagascariensis – Mark D. Scherz, Achille P. Raselimanana, Angelica Crottini, and Frank GlawSanzinia volontany – Mark D. Scherz, Achille P. Raselimanana, Angelica Crottini, and Frank GlawChapter 11 THREATS FACING THE WORLD'S BOAS Robert W. Henderson and R. Graham Reynolds