The rarest boids in the world

[telefrag]

Who cares to take a guess at which two boas are on top of the "worlds rarest" list.

Number 1: a native to Brazil, has no living specimens in any collection in the world.


Number 2: a small island dweller that is the focus of a breeding program and has reintroduction plans.


Latin names are preferred, but if a common name is found that cannot be confused with another species, than great, lets hear it.
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[BWSmith]

Telefrag, did you get a new book? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]

Just kidding. had to make a joke since you got me [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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[Fyre]

hmmmm the brazian caimen reticulated viper boa? lol
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LOL....
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[Shadrach]

New book? I didn't even know he could read??

Sorry Telefrag around here you have to get, while the getting is good!

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It Took Years Of Neglect To Get A Body Like This!

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is number 2 the Golden something Viper?
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[Voodoo]

Anoplohydrus aemulans Sumatran. Only known from a single specimin described in 1909

Oops, that was a Colubrid. Nevermind.

OH! Found the rarest:

Coallus Cropanii or Xenoboa aka Cropan's Boa. Only three known specimins have been collected to date, all from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Well. I can't find the second one, if we're just talking Boas. Round Island Boas count?

Bolyeria multicarinata Round Island Burrowing Boa, last seen in 1975.
Or
Casarea dussumieri Round island Keel-scled Boa. Very rare.

I got a new book, decided to put it to use, lol.
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OH NOOOOO.. Two with new books now ?

What book is it that you got voodoo ?

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[telefrag]

&gt;&gt;Anoplohydrus aemulans Sumatran. Only known from a single specimin described in 1909
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt;Oops, that was a Colubrid. Nevermind.
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt;OH! Found the rarest:
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt; Coallus Cropanii or Xenoboa aka Cropan's Boa. Only three known specimins have been collected to date, all from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt;Well. I can't find the second one, if we're just talking Boas. Round Island Boas count?
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt;Bolyeria multicarinata Round Island Burrowing Boa, last seen in 1975.
&gt;&gt;Or
&gt;&gt;Casarea dussumieri Round island Keel-scled Boa. Very rare.
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt;I got a new book, decided to put it to use, lol.



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[telefrag]

&gt;&gt;Telefrag, did you get a new book? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt;Just kidding. had to make a joke since you got me [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]



ha!
actually a book I got in 96, just unpacked it again after 3 years.

Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas
Stafford and Henderson
1996 Krieger publishing
ISBN 0-89464-975-2
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[ChrisRezendes]

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They moved it from Xenoboa into Corallus. I'm not sure why, seeing as they haven't really had anything to study in order to make that decision as far as I know. Maybe they've been studying preserved specimens. Also, I don't think they were actually found in Sao Paulo (the population is estimated at somewhere around 17 million), but rather, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.

I should also point out that the Round Island Burrowing Boa (not sure on latin name) is much more rare than Casarea dussumieri. The latter species is very rare indeed, but the former is actually considered to be extinct by some herpetologists.
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[Ed_r]

Having one of the rare species be a corallus really isn't fair. Most of the seperate ssp. is just an integrade with other localities. As numerous as corallus species is it is surprising they would be one of them. I think they really need to do dome genetic testing on them to determin with each ssp. which other ssps went into creating the new or rare ones. Now that would be intereseting!
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