Boinae Temporal range: Paleocene to recent
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Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Subfamily: | Boinae Gray, 1825 |
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The Boinae are a purported subfamily of boas found in Central and South America, as well as the West Indies.[1] In the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Boinae is considered an invalid synonym of Boidae.[2]