Corallus annulatus, known as the ringed tree boa,Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . annulated tree boa, and northern annulated tree boa, is a boa species found in Central and South America. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. Like all boas, it is a non-venomous constrictor.

Description The color pattern consists of a brownish-red ground color overlaid with blackish rings or netlike reticulations.

Geographic range Found in Central America in eastern Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. Also in South America in Pacific Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. The type locality given is "Costa Rica."

Subspecies SubspeciesTaxon authorCommon nameGeographic rangeC. a. annulatus(Cope, 1875)northern annulated tree boaC. a. colombianus(Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)Colombian annulated tree boa

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Further reading

Peters JA, Orejas-Miranda B. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part 1. Snakes. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 297: 1–347.

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