Boinae

Boinae
Temporal range: Paleocene to recent
Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Boinae
Gray, 1825
Synonyms
  • Boina - Gray, 1825
  • Aproterodontes - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Boaeides - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Boinae - Boulenger, 1890[1]

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]

  1. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference Vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ "Boinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 September 2022.