Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Henophidia
Superfamilia: Booidea
Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Boinae
Genus: Corallus
Species: Corallus caninus
Name
Corallus caninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type locality: "America".
Holotype: NRS Lin. 8
Synonyms
* Boa canina Linnaeus 1758: 215
* Boa Hipnale Linnaeus 1758: 215
* Boa thalassina Laurenti 1768: 89 (nomen subst. pro Boa canina Linnaeus).
* Boa aurantiaca Laurenti 1768: 89
* Boa exigua Laurenti 1768: 89 (nomen substitutum pro Boa hipnale)
* Xiphosoma araramboya Wagler 1824: 45
* Xiphosoma caninum — Duméril & Bibron 1844: 540
* Chrysenis batesi Gray 1860: 132
* Xiphosoma caninum — Lockington 1886: 300
References
* Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiæ. 10th Edition: 824 pp.
* Starace, Fausto 1998. Guide des Serpents et Amphisbènes de Guyane. IBIS Rouge Editions, Guadeloupe, Guyane, 450 pp.
* McDiarmid,R.W.; Campbell,J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
* Corallus caninus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 Mar 2008.
* The Emerald Tree Boa Organization | Corallus.Net
* Corallus.com: Emerald Tree Boa
Vernacular names
English: Emerald Tree Boa
Magyar: kutyafejű boa
Português: Cobra-papagaio
