| 词条 | Bismarck ringed python |
| 释义 |
| image = Bothrochilus boa.jpg | status = LC| status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Bothrochilus | species = boa | authority = (Schlegel, 1837) | synonyms =
}} The Bismarck ringed python (Bothrochilus boa) is a species of snake in the genus Bothrochilus.[3] found on the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4] DescriptionAdults grow to a length of {{convert|152|-|183|cm|ft|abbr=on}}. The color pattern consists of a series of brilliant orange and black rings in juveniles, but this fades in about a year as the snakes mature. Adults are usually a shade of brown with black rings, or a uniform blackish brown. Usually, there is a light spot behind the eye.[3] Some specimens may have black rings that are irregular, incompletely formed or even absent. The scales are highly iridescent. Distribution and habitatFound on the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, including Umboi, New Britain, Gasmata (off the southern coast), Duke of York and nearby Mioko, New Ireland and nearby Tatau (off the east coast), the New Hanover Islands and Nissan Island, the type locality given is "Nouvelle Irlande" (New Ireland).[2] The Bismarck ringed python inhabits rain forests in open and/or cultivated areas,[3] and is often found in piles of coconut husks. BehaviorThese snakes are nocturnal and fossorial.[3] FeedingTheir diet consists primarily of small rodents, for which they actively forage. They have been reported to enter houses and agricultural structures in search of prey. Hatchlings feed on lizards and juvenile rodents.[3] ReproductionOviparous, they lay up to a dozen eggs that are generally "brooded" by the female, although this is not always the case.[3]See also
References1. ^Tallowin, O. & Allison, A. 2013. Bothrochilus boa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T196558A2459522. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196558A2459522.en. Downloaded on 22 July 2018. 2. ^1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume). 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. {{ISBN|0-8069-6460-X}}. 4. ^{{ITIS |id=209583 |taxon=Bothrochilus |accessdate=9 September 2007}} External links{{Wikispecies|Bothrochilus boa}}{{Commons|Bothrochilus boa}}
5 : Bothrochilus|Reptiles of Papua New Guinea|Snakes of Asia|Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger|Reptiles described in 1837 |
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