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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Boidae Gray 1825
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Boidae
Recognized by Afghanistan Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, INBio, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Fiji Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Israel Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Libya Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Russia Species List, Samoa Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Singapore Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, GBIF national node type records Germany, United States Species List, GANS 1975, and Flickr Group
Boinae
Subfamily recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Alternative Names

Boinae Gray 1825
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
? angulatus Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? arenarum Douglass, 1903
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ermannorum Schaal & Baszio, 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? stanolseni Vanzolini, 1952
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? talpivorus Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aspidoboa Sauvage 1884
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aspidopython Meyer 1874
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Boella Smith & Chiszar 1992
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Boidae Gray 1825
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors
Boinae Gray 1825
Chilobothrus Duméril & Bibron 1844
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chrysenis Gray 1860
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cusoria Gray 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Daunophis Swinton 1926
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dawsonophis Holman 1979
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Enygrus Wagler 1830
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Epicarsius Fischer 1856
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Erebophis Günther 1877
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heleionomus Gray 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Homalochilus Fischer 1856
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hypaspistes Ogilby 1891
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lenhoserus Hoser 2000
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lisalia Gray 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nardoana Berg 1901
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Neogongylophis Tokar 1989
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nyctophilopython Wells & Wellington 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Paraepicrates Hecht 1959
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pelophilus Duméril & Bibron 1844
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudoepicrates Auffenberg 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudogongylophis Tokar 1989
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rhoptrura Peters 1858
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Shireenhoserus Hoser 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Wenona Baird & Girard 1852
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Xiphosoma Wagler 1824
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Boas
Recognized by admin
true boas preferred

Albanian

Boinae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

بوائيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

վիշապներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

Boa constrictora preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Yatağanlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Boa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

удавообразные preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

боидни preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Boid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

蚺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Kržljonoške preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

hroznýšovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

kvælerslange preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

reuzenslangen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

boaedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Boalased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Kvalaraslanga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

boakäärmeet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

მახრჩობელასებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Boas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Βόας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

חנקיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

óriáskígyó-félék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Kyrk­islöng­ur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ボア科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kazakh

Жалғанаяқтылар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

보아과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Ejdehmar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

žņaudzējčūsku dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Smaugliniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

удави preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tłʼiish daantsaaígíí dóó bikʼéí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

boaslanger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

اژدرماران preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

dusicielowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Amaru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

ложноногие preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

Boa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Udavi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Udavi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Veľhadovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Udavi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Boaormar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Sawa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์งูโบอา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

удавові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Trăn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

蚺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

اصله preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

یاتاغانلار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bcl

Sawa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hak

Thai-nàm-sà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lzh

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

بوا سپ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

蚺蛇 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蚺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

蚺科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Boidae Gray 1825

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
186 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Boidae (this page)