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Dormilona

Corallus ruschenbergerii (Cope, 1875)

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.

Open encyclopedia reference

Corallus ruschenbergerii, commonly known as the Central American tree boa, common tree boa, and Trinidad tree boa, is a boa species found in lower Central America and northern South America. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all boas, it is not venomous.

Wikipedia contributors, Corallus ruschenbergerii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T01:23:21.037266+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Corallus ruschenbergerii (Cope, 1875)
Name authority
(Cope, 1875)
Common name
Dormilona
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
  11. infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
  12. familyBoidae
  13. subfamilyBoinae
  14. genusCorallus
  15. speciesCorallus ruschenbergerii (Cope, 1875)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Corallus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ringed Tree BoaCorallus annulatus (Cope, 1875)BoidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Corallus batesii (Gray, 1860)BoidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Saint Vincent TreeboaCorallus cookii Gray, 1842BoidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Blomberg’s Tree BoaCorallus blombergi (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)BoidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Emerald Tree BoaCorallus caninus (Linnaeus, 1758)BoidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Corallus cropanii (Hoge, 1953)BoidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Grenada (Bank) Tree BoaCorallus grenadensis (Barbour, 1914)BoidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Garden Tree BoaCorallus hortulana (Linnaeus, 1758)BoidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 51 records assigned to Boidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Boa salmonidia Briceño Rossi, 1934 Briceño Rossi, 1934ambiguous synonym
Xiphosoma ruschenbergerii Cope, 1876 Cope, 1876ambiguous synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

SW Costa Rica, Panama (including Isla del Rey, Isla Contadora, Isla de Cébaco, Isla Suscantupu), Colombia (east of the Andes and north of the cordilleras Central and Oriental), N Venezuela (north of the Cordillera de Mérida and in the drainage of the Río Orinoco, north and west of the Guiana Shield, east to the Orinoco delta, Trujilllo [HR 35: 190]; Cojedes, Isla Margarita; Trinidad, Tobago)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Corallus&species=ruschenbergerii 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:5ZZFC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.