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394:, breeding occurs early in the year, typically after rains. Several males will approach and pursue a single female, and mild combat can be observed between the males where they will buck each other off of the desired female. Females seem to only
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412:The species of the genus
369:are primarily nocturnal.
333:The species of the genus
320:The species of the genus
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54:Scientific classification
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329:Distribution and habitat
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1071:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93
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304:. Common names include
943:; Touré, T.A. (1999).
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750:, Salawatti, Anaguar (
1128:Zoological Miscellany
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1012:Mehrtens JM (1987).
876:) Not including the
546:Bismarck Archipelago
377:The primary diet of
1363:Reptiles of Oceania
878:nominate subspecies
812:Bougainville Island
637:, all three of the
1107:"The Candoia Page"
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768:Milne Bay Province
615:Santa Cruz Islands
40:Pacific ground boa
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621:, Three Sisters,
526:Admiralty Islands
508:, Seleo, Valise,
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756:Palau Group
684:C. carinata
542:New Hanover
538:New Ireland
530:New Britain
401:C. paulsoni
316:Description
137:Subfamily:
1337:Categories
1133:: 41-46. (
955:(series).
919:References
895:The genus
780:Goodenough
778:, Kitava,
754:) and the
730:, Haruku,
623:Ugi Island
555:C. bibroni
522:Los Negros
478:Irian Jaya
474:New Guinea
351:New Guinea
290:New Guinea
206:Tropidoboa
201:Gray, 1842
180:Gray, 1831
141:Candoiinae
117:Suborder:
1149:Hamadryad
1064:(1): 93.
963:(volume).
794:, Slade,
784:Fergusson
708:Indonesia
696:Schneider
655:Lau Group
595:Olu Malau
587:Polynesia
583:Melanesia
450:C. aspera
408:Captivity
347:Melanesia
302:Indonesia
294:Melanesia
246:Erebophis
223:Guichenot
215:Jacquinot
121:Serpentes
77:Kingdom:
71:Eukaryota
1181:Wikidata
1141:Smith HM
1090:23627680
909:Erycinae
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792:Normanby
776:Kiriwina
712:Sulawesi
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167:Synonyms
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1124:Gray JE
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987:Candoia
913:Candoia
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772:Samarai
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732:Saparua
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617:, Bio,
544:in the
486:Batanta
462:Günther
421:Species
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396:ovulate
392:Candoia
379:Candoia
373:Feeding
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