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Xiphosoma caninum
Boa Bo"a, n.; pl. Boas . [L. boa a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr. bos an ox.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques). Note: The name is also applied to related genera; as, the dog-headed boa (Xiphosoma caninum). 2. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.

Meaning of Xiphosoma from wikipedia

- Genus: Corallus Daudin, 1803 Type species Corallus obtusirostris Daudin, 1803 Synonyms Xiphosoma Wagler, 1824 Chrysenis Gray, 1860 Xenoboa Hoge, 1953...
- Laurenti, 1768 Boa exigua Laurenti, 1768 Xiphosoma araramboya Wagler, 1824 Xiphosoma canina — Fitzinger, 1843 Xiphosoma caninum — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844...
- Xiphostoma dorsuale - Wagler, 1824 X[iphosoma]. hortulanum Fitzinger, 1826 [Xiphosoma] Merremii Wagler, 1830 Boa modesta Reuss, 1830 Boa hortulana Schlegel...
- Costa Rica". J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Second Series 8: 93-154. (Xiphosoma ruschenbergerii, new species, p. 129). Henderson RW (1997). "A Taxonomic...
- naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome sixième. Paris: Roret. xii + 609 pp. (Xiphosoma madagascariense, pp. 549–552). Gray JE. 1849. Catalogue of the Specimens...