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Eunectes notaeus COPE, 1862

           
 

Higher Taxa

Boidae (Boinae), Henophidia, Serpentes (snakes

Subspecies

Common Name

E: Yellow Anaconda
G: Paraguay-Anakonda, Gelbe Anakonda

Synonym

Eunectes notaeus COPE 1862: 70
Eunectes murinus PERACCA 1895 (nec LINNAEUS)
Eunectes wieningeri STEINDACHNER 1903
Eunectes notaeus — KAHL et al. 1980: 207
Eunectes notaeus - CEI 1993
Eunectes notaeus — LEYNAUD & BUCHER 1999: 14
Eunectes notaeus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 201

Location

Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, W Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná [HR 27: 216], São Paulo), NE Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fé).

Type locality: Paraguay River and its tributaries

Holotype

Holotyp: USNM 4707 (lost fide Dirksen

Comment

Hybrids between Eunectes notaeus and E. murinus have been described and E. deschauenseei is extremely closely related to E. notaeus (fide DIRKSEN & BÖHME 1998

References
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  • Cope, E.D. 1862. Synopsis of the species of Holcosus and Ameiva, with diagnoses of new West Indian and South American Colubridae. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14 [1862]: 60-82.
  • Dirksen, L. 2001. Zur Kenntnis der Anakonda-Arten (Serpentes: Boidae: Eunectes). Herpetofauna 23 (130): 22-34
  • Dirksen, L. & W BÖHME 1998. Studien an Anakondas 1: Indizien für natürliche Bastardierung zwischen der Großen Anakonda (Eunectes murinus) und der Paraguay-Anakonda (Eunectes notaeus) in Bolivien, mit Anmerkungen zur Taxonomie der Gattung Eunectes (Reptilia: Squamata: Serpentes: Boidae). Zool. Abh. Mus. Tierkd. Dresden, 50 (4) : 45-58.
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