Pseudoboa haasi

Pseudoboa haasi, also known commonly as the Paraná false boa, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Argentina and Brazil.

Pseudoboa haasi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudoboa
Species:
P. haasi
Binomial name
Pseudoboa haasi
(Boettger, 1905)
Synonyms[2]

Etymology

The specific name, haasi, is in honor Albrecht Haas who collected the holotype.[3]

Geographic range

P. haasi is found in southern Brazil, in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina; and in extreme northeastern Argentina, in the province of Misiones.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. haasi is forest, but it also can survive in disturbed areas.[1]

Behavior

P. haasi is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]

Diet

P. haasi preys upon lizards, snakes, and small mammals.[1]

Reproduction

P. haasi is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is 4–7 eggs.[1]

References
  1. Martins, M.R.C.; de Alencar, L.R.V.; Gaiarsa, M.P. (2019). "Pseudoboa haasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T177570A61320578. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Species Pseudoboa haasi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudoboa haasi, p. 113).

Further reading
  • Boettger O (1905). "Reptilien aus dem Staate Parana". Zoologischer Anzeiger 29 (11): 373–375. (Oxyrrhopus haasi, new species, pp. 374–375). (in German).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Pseudoboa haasi, p. 107).
  • Giraudo AR, Scrocchi GJ (2002). "Argentinian Snakes: An Annotated Checklist". Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (132): 1–53. (Pseudoboa haasi, p. 34).



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