Candoia carinata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Candoia |
| Species: | C. carinata |
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Candoia carinata (Schneider, 1801) |
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Candoia carinata, known commonly as the Pacific ground boa or the Pacific keel-scaled boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.
The species C. carinata is found in Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Candoia carinata is popular as a pet in Indonesia, where it is known by the common name monopohon (pohon means tree in the Indonesian language).
While the nominotypical subspecies, C. c. carinata, may be occasionally found in trees, this Papuan snake is most often found terrestrially.
Males of C. c. paulsoni are smaller and lighter than females, and show spurs. Males are 0.9–1.0 m (35–39 in) long, and 300–400 g (11–14 oz) in weight. Females are generally 1.2–1.4 m (47–55 in) in length and weigh 1.0–1.2 kg (2.2–2.6 lb). The colour varies from dark brown to auburn, with distinct patterns, though there is also the "paulsoni santa isabella ", which is coloured white.
The subspecific name, paulsoni, is in honour of Swedish herpetologist John Paulson.
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