Snakes in the families Boidae and Pythonidae constitute some of the most spectacular
reptiles and comprise an enormous diversity of morphology, behavior, and ecology. While …

To facilitate biological study we define “Caribbean Islands” as a biogeographic region that
includes the Antilles, the Bahamas, and islands bordering Central and South America …

Boa is a Neotropical genus of snakes historically recognized as monotypic despite its
expansive distribution. The distinct morphological traits and color patterns exhibited by these …

The booid snakes (superfamily Booidae) are a near–circumglobally distributed group of
macrostoman alethinophidian squamates, and several lineages are of significant …

Large molecular datasets including many species and loci have greatly improved our
knowledge of snake phylogeny, particularly within the group including boas (Table 1) …

Based on the literature, we had predicted that the diversification within the Neotropical
snake genus Bothrops occurred along a latitudinal gradient from north to south, with …

Anacondas, genus Eunectes, are a group of aquatic snakes with a wide distribution in South
America. The taxonomic status of several species has been uncertain and/or controversial …

Eutrachelophis, new genus is established to accommodate E. bassleri, new species, and E.
steinbachi (Boulenger), new combination; a third species close to E. bassleri awaits naming …

The evolutionary and biogeographic history of West Indian boid snakes (Epicrates), a group
of nine species and 14 subspecies, was once thought to be well understood; however, new …

Amazonia harbors the greatest biological diversity on Earth. One trend that spans
Amazonian taxa is that most taxonomic groups either exhibit broad geographic ranges or …