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Boa constrictor constrictor. — Forcart, 1951. The boa constrictor (scientific name also Boa constrictor), also known as the common boa, is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. [5][6] The boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae. The species is native to tropical South America.
Boa imperator (or Boa constrictor imperator in common usage) is a large and heavy-bodied arboreal species [4] of nonvenomous, constrictor-type snake in the family Boidae.One of the most popular pet snakes (often bred in captivity) in the world, B. imperator's native range is from Mexico through Central and South America (west of the Andes Mountains, mainly in Colombia), with local populations ...
Corallus blombergi, Ecuadorian annulated tree boa or Blomberg's tree boa. Corallus caninus, emerald tree boa. Corallus cookii, Cook's tree boa. Corallus cropanii, Cropani's tree boa. Corallus grenadensis, Grenada tree boa or Grenada Bank tree boa. Corallus hortulanus, Amazon tree boa, garden tree boa or macabrel.
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. ... Boa constrictor; Cuban boa; Dumeril's boa; Dwarf boa; Emerald tree boa; Hogg Island boa; Jamaican boa;
Green anaconda. 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 ...
Description. The Jamaican boa is golden-green around the head and along the anterior section of the body, with black zigzag crossbars, becoming black toward the posterior end of its body. The snake's body is quite long, up to 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches) in total length.
Rubber boas are one of the smaller boa species, adults can be anywhere from 38 to 84 cm (1.25 to 2.76 ft) long; newborns are typically 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in) long. The common name is derived from their skin which is often loose and wrinkled and consists of small scales that are smooth and shiny. These characteristics give the snakes a ...
Candoia bibroni —commonly known as Bibron's bevel-nosed boa, Bibron's keel-scaled boa, the Pacific tree boa[3] or the Fiji boa[4] —is a species of boa, a group of non- venomous, constricting snakes, endemic to the southern Pacific Ocean island chains of Melanesia and Polynesia. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate ...