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Grenada (Bank) Tree Boa
Corallus grenadensis (Barbour, 1914)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Corallus grenadensis (Grenada Bank Boa) by lallen
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Open encyclopedia reference
Corallus grenadensis, known commonly as the Grenada tree boa or Grenada Bank tree boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to the southern Windward Islands, being found only in Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Wikipedia contributors, Corallus grenadensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:36:42.091403+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Corallus grenadensis (Barbour, 1914)
- Name authority
- (Barbour, 1914)
- Common name
- Grenada (Bank) Tree Boa
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Corallus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyBoidae
- subfamilyBoinae
- genusCorallus
- speciesCorallus grenadensis (Barbour, 1914)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Corallus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ringed Tree BoaCorallus annulatus (Cope, 1875) | BoidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corallus batesii (Gray, 1860) | BoidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saint Vincent TreeboaCorallus cookii Gray, 1842 | BoidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blomberg’s Tree BoaCorallus blombergi (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940) | BoidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emerald Tree BoaCorallus caninus (Linnaeus, 1758) | BoidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corallus cropanii (Hoge, 1953) | BoidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| DormilonaCorallus ruschenbergerii (Cope, 1875) | BoidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garden Tree BoaCorallus hortulana (Linnaeus, 1758) | BoidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Boa grenadensis Barbour, 1914 Barbour, 1914 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Corallus&species=grenadensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5ZZDY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.