Epicrates (snake)

Epicrates
	Brazilian rainbow boa, E. c. cenchria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Subfamily:	Boinae
Genus:	Epicrates; Wagler, 1830
Synonyms
	Epicrates Wagler, 1830; Chilabothrus ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844; Cliftia Gray, 1849; Epicarsius Fischer, 1856; Homalochilus Fischer, 1856; Piesigaster Seoane, 1881; Epicrates Boulenger, 1893; Boella ; H.M. Smith & Chiszar, 1992;

Epicrates is a genus of non-venomous snakes in the subfamily Boinae of the family Boidae. The genus is native to South America and Central America. Five species are currently recognized as being valid, including the rainbow boa.

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