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Boidae

A family of snakes comprising the boas, anacondas, and pythons. They occupy a variety of habitats through the tropics and subtropics and are arboreal… (More)
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2014
2014
A taxonomic revision of boas (Serpentes: Boidae).
R. ALEXANDER PYRON, R. GRAHAM REYNOLDS & FRANK T. BURBRINK 1 Dept. of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, 2023… (More)
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2011
2011
Presence of Porocephalus clavatus (Arthropoda: Porocephalidae) in Peruvian Boidae snakes.
The pentastome species, Porocephalus clavatus, has been found to infect the lungs of two species of snakes in the family Boidae… (More)
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2010
2010
Did egg-laying boas break Dollo's law? Phylogenetic evidence for reversal to oviparity in sand boas (Eryx: Boidae).
Re-evolution of lost complex morphological characters has been proposed for several characters, including insect wings, limbs… (More)
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2010
2010
Material properties of the skin of the Kenyan sand boa Gongylophis colubrinus (Squamata, Boidae)
On the basis of structural data, it has been previously assumed that the integument of snakes consists of a hard, robust… (More)
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2008
2008
The evolution of sperm ultrastructure among Boidae (Serpentes)
We investigate the evolution of sperm ultrastructure of three species of Boidae (Epicrates cenchria, Boa constrictor amarali, and… (More)
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2008
2008
Surface structure and frictional properties of the skin of the Amazon tree boa Corallus hortulanus (Squamata, Boidae)
The legless locomotion of snakes requires specific adaptations of their ventral scales to maintain friction force in different… (More)
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2006
2006
Dispersal and vicariance: the complex evolutionary history of boid snakes.
Since the early 1970s, boine snakes (Boidae: Boinae) have served as a prime example of a group whose current distribution was… (More)
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2004
2004
Protein catabolism in pregnant snakes (Epicrates cenchria maurus Boidae) compromises musculature and performance after reproduction
In many species the high energetic demands of reproduction induce a negative energy balance, and thus females must rely on tissue… (More)
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1999
1999
The photoreceptors and visual pigments in the retina of a boid snake, the ball python (Python regius)
The photoreceptors and visual pigments of Python regius were studied using microspectrophotometry and scanning electron… (More)
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1976
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1976
Satellite DNA and evolution of sex chromosomes
The satellite DNA (satellite III) which is mainly represented in the female of Elaphe radiata (Ophidia, Colubridae) has been… (More)
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