Candoia paulsoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Genus: | Candoia |
Species: | C. paulsoni
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Binomial name | |
Candoia paulsoni (Stull, 1956)
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Synonyms | |
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Candoia paulsoni, also known as the Solomon Islands ground boa, is a species of boa native to the Maluku Islands and Melanesia. Five subspecies are recognized.[2]
The type locality is Ugi Island in the Solomon Islands.[2]
The specific name paulsoni is in honor of the Swedish herpetologist John Paulson.[4]