can some one please help me out with somthing that is puzzling me? i wanted to know the difference between a liasis olivaceus and a bothrochilus olivaceus, because if the are the same type of python why are they from a different genus?
2007-01-21 22:14:54 · 1 answers · asked by spotty 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
No taxonomists out there? After looking for the info, I can see why you have so few answers! Apparently, there a lot of nomenclature changes going on "down under".
Liasis olivaceus olivacous and Liasis olivaceous barroni are valid names of the olive python:
http://www.tbcnet.com/~gknaack/pics/pythons/olive.html
Bothrochilus olivaceous is no longer a valid taxonimic name. (this is most lykely an old synonym for the olives). Bothrochilus is now used only for the monotypic Bothrochilus boa:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Bothrochilus+boa&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8
This info was valid as of 2000, but may have changed since. I think this what you were looking for, though.
2007-01-22 07:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋