I agree with everything said above.

There is a cool and very recent paper on boa phylogeny which you might be interested in if you have not already seen it. If any one want the article and cant get access email me and I'll send it to you......

Noonan BP, Chippindale PT.
Dispersal and vicariance: the complex evolutionary history of boid snakes.
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2006 Aug;40(2):347-58. Epub 2006 Apr 19.


Best,
Vinny
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