Pseudoboa haasi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudoboa
Species:
P. haasi
Binomial name
Pseudoboa haasi
(Boettger, 1905)
Synonyms[2]

Pseudoboa haasi, also known commonly as the Paraná false boa, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Argentina and Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, haasi, is in honor Albrecht Haas who collected the holotype.[3]

Geographic range

P. haasi is found in southern Brazil, in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina; and in extreme northeastern Argentina, in the province of Misiones.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. haasi is forest, but it also can survive in disturbed areas.[1]

Behavior

P. haasi is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]

Diet

P. haasi preys upon lizards, snakes, and small mammals.[1]

Reproduction

P. haasi is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is 4–7 eggs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Martins, M.R.C.; de Alencar, L.R.V.; Gaiarsa, M.P. (2019). "Pseudoboa haasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T177570A61320578. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Pseudoboa haasi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudoboa haasi, p. 113).

Further reading

  • Boettger O (1905). "Reptilien aus dem Staate Parana". Zoologischer Anzeiger 29 (11): 373–375. (Oxyrrhopus haasi, new species, pp. 374–375). (in German).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Pseudoboa haasi, p. 107).
  • Giraudo AR, Scrocchi GJ (2002). "Argentinian Snakes: An Annotated Checklist". Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (132): 1–53. (Pseudoboa haasi, p. 34).



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