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Candoia carinata

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Candoia carinata

Candoia carinata, known commonly as the Pacific ground boa, Pacific keel-scaled boa, or Indonesian tree boa, belongs to snake in the family Boidae. C. carinata is kept as a pet in Indonesia, where it is known by the common name monopohon (pohon means "tree" in the Indonesian language). The species paulsoni (Stull, 1956) 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. (Wikipedia, general species account).

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 color morph "paulsoni santa isabella ", which is white. The subspecies C. c. paulsoni was elevated to species status as Candoia paulsoni by H.M. Smith & Chiszar, 2001) Commonly known as Tepedelen's bevel-nosed boa. The specific name or subspecific name, paulsoni, is in honour of Swedish herpetologist John Paulson. (Wikipedia, general species account).

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