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Bothrochilus boa and scientific names

Kimbits Oct 24, 2005 01:52 PM

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I got to handle my first Ringed Python today and I'm curious as to why it was given the species boa instead of any number of other possibilities. I heard somewhere that there are a few python species that bear live young but Bothrochilus boa is apparently not one of them. If anyone knows why specifically this species is named in such a way it'd be wonderful if you'd share the information and if anyone knows of any resourses that help one break down scientific names into component parts (such as don, or dontia meaning teeth, ceph refering to the head/brain and so forth) could you please direct me to them?

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Kimbits

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Kimbits Oct 24, 2005 02:36 PM

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i've not found a way to edit the above message. i think i reversed that bit about live bearing. i was thinking of the few boa species that lay eggs.

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