Eunectes deschauenseei

Superregnum: 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: Eunectes
Species: Eunectes deschauenseei

Name

Eunectes deschauenseei Dunn & Conant, 1936

Type locality: Marajo, Brazil.

References

* Dunn,E.R. & Conant,R. 1936. Notes on anacondas, with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 88: 503-506.
* Dirksen, L. 2003. Marajó - heiss-feuchtes Amazonas-Paradies. Reptilia (Münster) 8 (2): 75-81.
* Dirksen, L. 2007. Anakonda FAQ. Reptilia (Münster) 12 (2): 87-89
* Eunectes deschauenseei at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Dark-spotted Anaconda

Eunectes deschauenseei is a non-venomous boa species found in northeastern South America. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

Geographic range

Found in South America in northeastern Brazil, Guyana and coastal French Guiana. The type locality given is "probably collected on the island of Marajo at the mouth of the Amazon."[1]

Commonly known as the “dark-spotted anaconda”. When this snake was first caught, it left for the Philadelphia Zoo. Discovered in Guyana and certain parts of Brazil, there have been 102 of these found on record. Mating will probably take place at the end of the dry time, around June–August. They can have between 3–26 neonates in a litter, with sizes ranging between 32–60 cm.

References

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. ^ Eunectes deschauenseei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 December 2008.
3. ^ Amazon Anaconda at Mark O'Shea. Accessed 1 December 2008.
4. ^ "Eunectes deschauenseei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634801. Retrieved 30 November 2008.

Further reading

* Dirksen L, Henderson RW. 2002. Eunectes deschauenseei.- Catalouge of American Amphibians and Reptiles: 755.1– 755.3.
* Dirksen L. 2002. Anakondas. Monographische Revision der Gattung Eunectes (Wagler, 1830).- Natur und Tier-Verlag Münster. ISBN 3-931587-43-6. 187 pp.
* Dirksen L. 1999. Zur Kenntnis der Anakonda-Arten (Serpentes: Boidae: Eunectes). I. Eunectes deschauenseei Dunn & Conant, 1936.- Herpetofauna, Weinstadt 21(122): 12-21.
* Dunn ER, Conant R. 1936. Notes on anacondas, with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 88: 503-506.