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Definition of Lichanura
1. Noun. Boas of western North America.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Boidae, Family Boidae
Member holonyms: Lichanura Trivirgata, Rosy Boa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lichanura
Literary usage of Lichanura
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"Lichanura.—p.. a2.—Head with large plates above; tail very blunt. ... The short
tail is tapering, but ends in a rounded plate. 45.—Lichanura ..."
2. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to by John Van Denburgh (1922)
"Head covered with small scales ; tail not very blunt. Lichanura.—p.. a*. ...
Lichanura Lichanura COPE, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1861, p. ..."
3. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"Lichanura.—p.. a*.—Head with large plates above; tail very blunt. Charina.—p.
... The short tail is tapering, but ends in a rounded plate. 45.—Lichanura ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1898)
"The Colors of a Living Specimen of the Lower Californian Boa, Lichanura ...
This specimen shows beyond doubt that Lichanura trivirgata is perfectly distinct ..."
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