Candoia bibroni australis

Taxobox
name = "Candoia bibroni australis"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Boidae
subfamilia = Boinae
genus = "Candoia"
species = "C. bibroni"
subspecies = "C. b. australis"
trinomial = "Candoia bibroni australis"
trinomial_authority = (Montrousier, 1860)
synonyms = * "Boa australis" - Montrousier, 1860
* "Enygrus australis" - Boulenger, 1893
* "Enygrus bibroni australis" - Sarasin & Roux, 1913
* "Candoia bibronii australis" - Forcart, 1951
* "Candoia bibroni australis" - Stimson, 1969McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).]

:"Common names: Solomon Island tree boa.""Candoia bibroni australis" is a non-venomous boa subspeciesITIS|ID=635087|taxon="Candoia bibroni australis"|year=2008|date=14 July] found in the Solomon Islands.

Description

Adults can grow up to 2-5 feet. Mature females are typically much larger than the males. Longevity is 10 years or more.Griswold B, Bartlett RD. 2001. Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification and Care Guide. Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 257 pp. ISBN 0-7641-1650-9]

Geographic range

Found in the Solomon Islands. The type locality given is "Nouvelle-Calédonie" (New Caledonia).

Feeding

The young will prey on small frogs and lizards, while an adult feed on larger prey such as smaller rodents.

ee also

* List of boine species and subspecies
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