Corallus caninus (English spelling)

Japanese: Corallus caninus(英語表記)Coralluscaninus
Corallus caninus (English spelling)

...Indian pythons and other species are captured in large numbers for leather products, and some species are now protected due to their decline. All other pythons are small, measuring 1-2.5m in total length. The beautiful green New Guinea green python Chondropython viridis (illustration) is completely arboreal and resembles the emerald boa Corallus caninus of the boinae subfamily. [Takaji Matsui]...

From [Boa]

...They are ovoviviparous and give birth to 20 to 60 baby snakes at a time. The beautiful green emerald boa, Corallus caninus , found in northern South America, is about 2m long and lives in trees. It usually perches on branches with its body split in front and back, and its head in the center. Its body color markings and resting posture provide effective camouflage, allowing it to catch approaching birds and lizards, but there is a species in the Pythoninae subfamily that is very similar to this species in both morphology and ecology. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インドニシキヘビなどが皮革製品用として大量に捕獲され,一部が減少のため保護の対象となっている。他属のニシキヘビ類はすべて全長1~2.5mほどの小型で,美しい緑色をしたニューギニアのグリーンパイソンChondropython viridis(イラスト)はまったくの樹上性で,ボア亜科のエメラルドボアCorallus caninusに類似する。【松井 孝爾】。…

【ボア】より

…卵胎生で一度に20~60匹ほどの子ヘビを生む。 南アメリカ北部に分布する美しい緑色のエメラルドボアCorallus caninusは,全長約2m,樹上生でふつうは枝に胴を前後に振り分けて止まり,頭をその中央に置いている。体色斑紋や静止姿勢は効率的なカムフラージュとなり,近づく鳥やトカゲをとらえるが,本種に形態,生態ともにそっくりの種がニシキヘビ亜科にいる。…

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