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The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, [3] are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific islands. Boas include some of the world's largest snakes, with the green anaconda of South America being the heaviest and second-longest snake known; in general, adults are medium ...
This category contains articles for taxa belonging to the Boidae family - the boas. This listing is complete and all are valid names according to the taxonomy currently available online through ITIS. See also:
Boidae The Booidea , also known as booid snakes , are a superfamily of snakes that contains boas (family Boidae ) and other closely related boa-like snakes (but not pythons , which are in a separate superfamily called Pythonoidea).
Eryx is a genus of nonvenomous snakes, commonly known as Old World sand boas, in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. [2] Species of the genus are found in southeastern Europe , northern Africa , the Middle East , and southwestern Asia .
This is a list of all extant genera, species and subspecies of the snakes of the subfamily Boinae, otherwise referred to as boines or true boas.It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, [1] which is based on the continuing work of Roy McDiarmid.
The family Boidae consists of the nonvenomous snakes commonly called boas and consists of 43 species. The genus Charina consists of two species , both of which are found in North America. There is debate on whether the southern rubber boa, a population found in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains east of Los Angeles in California ...
Epicrates is a genus of non-venomous snakes in the subfamily Boinae of the family Boidae. The genus is native to South America and Central America. Five species are currently recognized as being valid, including the rainbow boa. [2]
The Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer), [1] [3] also known as the Cuban tree boa [4] and by locals as Majá de Santa María, is a very large species of snake in the family Boidae. With lengths exceeding 5 m (16 ft) and a relatively heavy build, the Cuban boa is one of the largest snakes in North America.