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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.
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.
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...
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.
Two of them (Tropidophis and Trachyboa) are actually more closely related to the American pipe snake (Anilius scytale) than to the boas, and are now placed in the family Tropidophiidae within the superfamily Amerophidia. The other two genera (Ungaliophis and Exiliboa) are the sister group of the Charina/Lichanura clade within Boidae. [9] [10]
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The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, [2] is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all boas and pythons, it is non-venomous and kills its prey by ...