Trachyboa Peters 1860

Common names: eyelash boas.

Trachyboa is a genus of nonvenomous dwarf boas endemic to Central and South America. They are largely terrestrial, fish-eating snakes that inhabit tropical lowlands. Two species are recognized.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Species of Trachyboa are found in Central and South America in Panama, Pacific Colombia, and Ecuador.^[1]

Species

Species^[2] Taxon author^[2] Common name Geographic range^[1] Trachyboa boulengeri Peracca, 1910 northern eyelash boa From Panama in the Chocó region through Pacific Colombia to Ecuador. Trachyboa gularis^T W. Peters, 1860 Ecuadorian eyelash boa Ecuador in the dry regions along the coast.

^T) Type species.^[1]

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