Emerald tree boa

Emerald tree boa
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Corallus
Species:	C. caninus
Binomial name
	Corallus caninus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	[Boa] canina Linnaeus, 1758; [Boa] Hipnale Linnaeus, 1758; Boa thalassina Laurenti, 1768; Boa aurantiaca Laurenti, 1768; Boa exigua Laurenti, 1768; Xiphosoma araramboya ; Wagler, 1824; Xiphosoma canina — Fitzinger, 1843; Xiphosoma caninum ; — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844; Corallus caninus — Boulenger, 1893; Boa canina — Amaral, 1825; Corallus caninus ; — J.A. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970;

The emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus)^[3] is a boa species found in the rainforests of South America. Since 2009 the species Corallus batesii has been distinguished from the emerald tree boa.^[4] Like all other boas, it is nonvenomous.

^ Oubotar, P.; Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2016). "Corallus caninus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203208A2762180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203208A2762180.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
^ "Corallus caninus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 July 2008.

[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Oubotar, P.; Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2016). "Corallus caninus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203208A2762180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203208A2762180.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[McD99-2] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

[Meh87-3] Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.

[ITIS-4] "Corallus caninus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 July 2008.

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Emerald tree boa

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Corallus
Species:	C. caninus
Binomial name
*Corallus caninus* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
[Boa] canina Linnaeus, 1758 [Boa] Hipnale Linnaeus, 1758 Boa thalassina Laurenti, 1768 Boa aurantiaca Laurenti, 1768 Boa exigua Laurenti, 1768 Xiphosoma araramboya Wagler, 1824 Xiphosoma canina — Fitzinger, 1843 Xiphosoma caninum — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Corallus caninus — Boulenger, 1893 Boa canina — Amaral, 1825 Corallus caninus — J.A. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970^[2]