Corallus batesii

Corallus batesii, also known commonly as the Amazon Basin emerald tree boa, is a species of snake in the subfamily Boinae of the family Boidae. The species is native to the tropical rainforests of South America. This species was revalidated from the synonymy of Corallus caninus by Henderson and colleagues in 2009.

Corallus batesii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Corallus
Species:
C. batesii
Binomial name
Corallus batesii
(Gray, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Chrysenis batesii
    Gray, 1860
  • Corallus caninus (part)
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Boa canina (part)
    — Amaral, 1925
  • Corallus caninus (part)
    — J.A. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
  • Corallus batesii
    — Henderson, 2009
  • Corallus batesii
    — Wallach, 2014
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