Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Epicrates
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Rainbow Boas, (Slender Boas)
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Regenbogenboas
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Regnbueboaer
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1830 |  |
Epicrates Wagler (type species: Boa cenchria Linnaeus 1758) |
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1849 | |
Cliftia Gray (type species: Cliftia fusca Gray 1849) |
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1856 | |
Epicarsius Fischer (type species: Epicarsius cupreus Fischer 1856) |
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1856 | |
Homalochilus Fischer (type species: Homalochilus striatus Fischer 1856) |
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1881 | |
Piesigaster Seoane (type species: Piesigaster boettgeri Seoane 1880) |
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1992 | |
Boella Smith & Chiszar (type species: Boella tenella Smith & Chiszar 1992; syn. Wallach & Smith 1993) |
Contents:
5 species, of which 1 (20.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Chilabothrus.
Distribution:
S. Central America, South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Margarita).
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Epicrates alvarezi
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Argentinian Rainbow Boa
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Argentinische Regenbogenboa
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Argentinsk Regnbueboa
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1964 | |
Epicrates cenchria alvarezi Abalos, Baez & Nader |
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Epicrates alvarezi Passos & Fernandes 2008 |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Paraguay.
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Epicrates assisi
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Caatinga Rainbow Boa
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Gestreifte Regenbogenboa
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Caatinga-regnbueboa
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1944 | |
Epicrates cenchria assisi Machado |
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Epicrates assisi Passos & Fernandes 2008 |
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1954 | |
Epicrates cenchria xerophilus Amaral (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
Other common names:
xerophilus: Rio Bravo Rainbow Boa
Distribution:
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Sergipe).
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Epicrates cenchria
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Common Rainbow Boa, Rainbow Slender Boa, Peacock-eyed Boa, Ringed Boa, Thick-necked Tree Boa
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Gewöhnliche Regenbogenboa, Rote Regenbogenboa (E. c. cenchria)
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Almindelig Regnbueboa, Rød Regnbueboa (E. c. cenchria)
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1758 | |
Boa Cenchria Linnaeus |
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Epicrates cenchria Wagler 1830 |
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1788 | |
Coluber tamachia Scopoli (Stimson 1969; Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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1803 | |
Boa aboma Daudin (Stimson 1969; Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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1803 | |
Boa annulifer Daudin (Stimson 1969; Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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1803 | |
Boa ternatea Daudin (Stimson 1969; Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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1935 | |
Epicrates cenchria polylepis Amaral |
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1938 | |
Epicrates cenchria gaigei Stull (Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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Epicrates cenchria gaigeae Michels & Bauer 2004 [justified emendation] |
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1954 | |
Epicrates cenchria hygrophilus Amaral (Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
Remarks:
Presence in Mato Grosso do Sul is considered unconfirmed.
Although reported by Silva, Cintra, Silva, Costa, Amaral-Souza, Pacheco & Goncalves (2009), it was not mentioned by
Ferreira, Terra, Piatti, Delatorre, Strüssmann, Béda, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Landgref-Filho, Aoki, Campos, Souza, Ávila, Duleba, Martins, Rita & Albuquerque (2017), Costa & Bérnils (2018), or by
Andrade-Junior, Soares Franca, Sudré & Passos (2020).
Older reports from Rio de Janeiro have been undocumented, however, the species was confirmed from the state by Andrade-Junior, Soares Franca, Sudré & Passos (2020).
Records from Sao Paulo were based on misidentified crassus (Andrade-Junior, Soares Franca, Sudré & Passos 2020).
Other common names:
barbouri: Marajo Island Rainbow Boa
cenchria: Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Red Rainbow Boa
gaigeae: Bolivian Rainbow Boa, Peruvian Rainbow Boa
hygrophilus: Espirito Santo Rainbow Boa, Wetlands Rainbow Boa
polylepis: Minas Gerais Rainbow Boa, Río Pandeiro Rainbow Boa
Remarks:
Previously included alvarezi, assisi, crassus, and maurus (e.g.; Stimson 1969).
Introduced to:
Martinique,
Saint Martin,
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Pernambuco,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Epicrates crassus
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Paraguayan Rainbow Boa
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Paraguay-Regenbogenboa
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Paraguay-regnbueboa
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1862 | |
Epicrates crassus Cope |
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Epicrates cenchria crassus Amaral 1929 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Passos & Fernandes (2008).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Parana,
Piaui,
Rondonia,
Sao Paulo,
Tocantins),
Paraguay.
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Epicrates maurus
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Northern Rainbow Boa, Central American Rainbow Boa, Brown Rainbow Boa
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Braune Regenbogenboa
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Nordlig Regnbueboa
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1849 | |
Epicrates maurus Gray |
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Epicrates cenchria maurus Stull 1935 |
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1849 | |
Cliftia fusca Gray (Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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Epicrates cenchria fusca Griffin 1916 |
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1856 | |
Epicarsius cupreus Fischer (Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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1863 | |
Epicrates cupreus concolor Jan (Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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1938 | |
Epicrates cenchria barbouri Stull (Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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Epicrates barbouri Nascimento, Avila-Pires, Santos & Lima 1991 |
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Epicrates maurus colombianus Matz (Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
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Epicrates maurus guayanensis Matz (Passos & Fernandes 2008) |
Other common names:
colombianus: Colombian Rainbow Boa
guyanensis: Guyana Rainbow Boa
maurus: Venezuelan Rainbow Boa
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Passos & Fernandes (2008), although several others before them had recognized it as such (e.g., Chippeaux 1986; Matz 2004).
Cole, Townsend, Reynolds, MacCulloch & Lathrop (2013) questioned the status of maurus in Guyana, pending further studies.
Passos & Fernandes (2008) included Nicaragua in the distribution of maurus (and the genus) on the basis of Köhler (2003), however, this author actually
includes only Costa Rica and Panama of the Central American countries.
Moreover, no other references appear to include Nicaragua in the distribution.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Roraima),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Panama,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Isla Margarita).
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