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Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor
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Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor

Boa sigma
BirdNET IDBN01432
Taxon groupReptilia
iNat observations2,000
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

Boa sigma, known commonly as the Mexican west coast boa constrictor, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to western Mexico. Boa sigma has previously been regarded as conspecific with Boa constrictor, and later with Boa imperator; however, in 2016, it was suggested on genetic grounds that Boa sigma should be regarded as a separate species.

Translated Descriptions (1)

fi wikipedia
Boa sigma on boakäärmeisiin kuuluva käärmelaji, jota tavataan Meksikon länsiosissa. Sitä on aiemmin pidetty samana lajina kuningasboan (Boa constrictor) tai keskiamerikanboan (Boa imperator) kanssa, mutta sitä ehdotettiin omaksi lajikseen vuonna 2016.

Common Names (6 locales)

da Vestmexicansk Kongeboa
de Kaiserboa
en Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor
es Boa mexicana del Pacífico
hu Sigma-boa
zh-CN 西墨西哥蚺

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#1367317
Macaulay Libraryt-12296572