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The northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima) is a disputed boa species found in northern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is closely related to Eunectes murinus , the (southern) green anaconda, from which it was claimed to be genetically distinct in 2024.
Trinidad Tobago Bocas Is. Other Boa constrictor constrictor: Macajuel, boa constrictor Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [note 5] [6] No Corallus ruschenbergerii: Cascabel dormillon; Cook's tree boa Yes [7] Yes [7] No No Epicrates cenchria maurus: Rainbow boa Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [note 6] [8] No Eunectes murinus gigas: Green anaconda Yes [9] No No No
The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), also known as the giant anaconda, emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, or southern green anaconda, is a semi-aquatic boa species found in South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the largest, heaviest, and second longest snake in the world, after the reticulated python.
A video shared online shows the scale of these 20-foot-long (6.1-meter-long) reptiles as one of the researchers, Dutch biologist Freek Vonk, swims alongside a giant 200-kilo (441-pound) specimen.
Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus Eunectes. They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America . Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus , the green anaconda .
This list of reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago is derived from The Reptile Database which includes a total of 116 species of reptiles recorded on Trinidad, The reptiles of Trinidad are made up of 55 species of snakes, 49 species of lizards, 3 species of crocodilians and 14 species of turtles. [1]
Pages in category "Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. ... Northern green anaconda; O. Oreosaurus shrevei;
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