Corallus cookii
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Booidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Boinae
Genus: Corallus
Species: Corallus cookii
Name
Corallus cookii Gray, 1842
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.50, adult ♂, collected by Edward Cooke.
- Type locality: “America”, amended to “West Indies” by Gray (1849), restricted to “St. Vincent” by Henderson (1997: 210).
Combinations
- Corallus cookii Gray, 1842: 42 [original combination]
- Boa cooki Ihering, 1911: 317 [subsequent combination]
- Boa enydris cooki Stull, 1935: 388 [subsequent combination]
- Corallus enydris cookii Forcart, 1951: 197 [subsequent combination]
- Corallus hortulanus cookii Roze, 1966: 61 [subsequent combination]
Native distribution areas
- Saint Vincent.
References
Primary references
- Gray, J.E. 1842. Synopsis of the species of prehensile-tailed snakes, or family Boidae. Zoological Miscellany 2: 41–46. BHL
- Henderson, R.W. 1997. A taxonomic review of the Corallus hortulanus complex of Neotropical tree boas. Caribbean Journal of Science 33(3-4): 198–221. Reference page.
Additional references
- Colston, T.J., Grazziotin, F.G., Shepard, D.B., Vitt, L.J., Colli, G.R., Henderson, R.W., Hedges, S.B., Bonatto, S.L., Zaher, H., Noonan, B.P. & Burbrink, F.T. 2013. Molecular systematics and historical biogeography of tree boas (Corallus spp.). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66(3): 953–959. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.027
Reference page.
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- Reynolds, R.G. & Henderson, R.W. 2018. Boas of the World (Superfamily Booidea): A Checklist With Systematic, Taxonomic, and Conservation Assessments. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162(1): 1–59. DOI: 10.3099/MCZ48.1
Reference page.
Links
- Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2021. IUCN: Corallus cookii (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T203209A2762187. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203209A2762187.en. Accessed on 13 November 2025.
Vernacular names
- English: Saint Vincent Tree Boa