Boinae

Japanese: Boinae
Boinae

...A general term for non-venomous snakes in the Boinae subfamily, a group closely related to the pythons (Boidae). Approximately 25 species are known from 8 genera, and most are found in North and South America, but two species of the Acrantophis genus and one species of the Sanzinia genus are found in Madagascar, and three species of the Pacific boa genus are found in New Guinea and the islands of the South Pacific.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Boinae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ボア科ボア亜科Boinaeに含まれる無毒ヘビの総称で,ニシキヘビ類(ボア科)に近縁の一群。約8属25種が知られ,大部分が南北アメリカに分布するが,マダガスカルボア属Acrantophis2種とサンジニアボア属Sanzinia1種がマダガスカルに,パシフィックボア属Candoiaの3種がニューギニアと南太平洋の諸島に分布している。…

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