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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 (after the reticulated python) snake in the
A giant anaconda species captured recently in the Amazon of Ecuador by a team of scientists is the largest to ever be documented, USA TODAY previously reported, and now, there are images showing ...
Generally considered the heaviest in the wild (exceeded by P.bivittatus and M. reticulatus in captivity) Some specimens may be of a distinct "northern green anaconda" species. May exceed 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in), [10] not firmly verified [7] 6.27 m (20 ft 7 in), somewhat reliable [12] 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in), somewhat reliable [3]
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.
The new species, described in the journal Diversity, diverged from the previously known southern green anaconda about 10 million years ago, differing genetically from it by 5.5 per cent.
The green anaconda holds its own record as the heaviest snake on Earth, weighing more than 550 pounds. The post The Longest Snake in the World Has Been Revealed and Other Animal News for November ...
[22] [23] The green anaconda is the most well-studied species of Eunectes in terms of their mating system, followed by the yellow anaconda ; unfortunately E. deschauenseei and E. beniensis are much less common, making the specific details of their mating systems less well understood. [22]
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.