Corallus annulatus

Corallus annulatus, known as the ringed tree boa,^[2] annulated tree boa, and northern annulated tree boa, is a boa species found in Central and South America. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.^[3] Like all boas, it is a non-venomous constrictor.

Corallus annulatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Corallus
Species:	C. annulatus
Binomial name
Corallus annulatus (Cope, 1875)
Synonyms
Xiphostoma annulatum - Cope, 1875 Corallus annulatus - Boulenger, 1893 Boa annulata [annulata] - Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940 [Corallus] a[nnulata]. annulata - Peters, 1957 Corallus annulatus annulatus - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970[1]

Description

The color pattern consists of a brownish-red ground color overlaid with blackish rings or netlike reticulations.^[2]

Geographic range

Found in Central America in eastern Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. Also in South America in Pacific Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. The type locality given is "Costa Rica."^[1]

Subspecies

Subspecies[3]	Taxon author[3]	Common name	Geographic range
C. a. annulatus	(Cope, 1875)	northern annulated tree boa
C. a. colombianus	(Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)	Colombian annulated tree boa