Boa is a genus of boas found in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Five extant species, and one extinct, are currently recognized. The...
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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...
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of boid snakes Any member of Boa (genus), a group of boid snakes Any member of the Bolyeriidae, a.k.a. Round Island boas, a small family of non-venomous...
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called the Central American boa, northern boa, Colombian boa (or Colombian red-tailed boa), common boa and common northern boa. Boa imperator is a wide-ranging...
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Boa sigma, known commonly as the Mexican west coast boa constrictor, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to western Mexico...
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Green anaconda (redirect from Boa scytale)
species murina of his new genus Boa, which contained eight other species, including Boa constrictor. The generic name Boa came from an ancient Latin...
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Boa orophias, the Saint Lucia boa or San Lucia boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Saint Lucia. Boa orophias was...
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Titanoboa (redirect from Titanic Boa)
Titanoboa (/ˌtaɪtənəˈboʊə/; lit. 'titanic boa') is an extinct genus of giant boid (the family that includes all boas and anacondas) snake that lived during...
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Boa constrictor occidentalis, also commonly known as the Argentine boa, is a subspecies of large, heavy-bodied, nonvenomous, constricting snake. Boa constrictor...
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Bismarck ringed python (redirect from Bothrochilus boa)
The Bismarck ringed python (Bothrochilus boa) is a species of snake in the genus Bothrochilus found on the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago. No subspecies...
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Eryx miliaris (redirect from Dwarf Sand Boa)
Tartar Sand Boa is one of the larger members of the genus Eryx. Adult females can reach 4 feet (1.22 m) in length. Like most other Sand Boas, adult males...
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species. Some researchers have placed the species in the genus Charina with the rubber boas (see Synonyms). Newer phylogenetic research supports the original...
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Eryx jaculus (redirect from Javelin Sand Boa)
as the javelin sand boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family. It is the type species of the genus Eryx. The Javelin Sand Boa, or the Eryx Jaculus...
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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...
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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...
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Boa nebulosa, the Dominican boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Dominica. Daltry, J.C.; Powell, R.; Henderson,...
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nominate subspecies. T) Type genus. The genera Acrantophis and Sanzinia were erroneously synonymized with the genus Boa by Kluge in 1991. These have now...
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Candoia bibroni (redirect from Bibron's bevel-nosed boa)
known as Bibron's bevel-nosed boa, Bibron's keel-scaled boa, the Pacific tree boa or the Fiji boa—is a species of boa, a group of non-venomous, constricting...
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bateleur Genus Acanthophis, death adders Genus Bungarus, kraits Genus Corallus, tree boas Genus Eryx, Old World sand boas Genus Lachesis, bushmasters Genus Pelamis...
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Stomias boa, also known as the boa dragonfish, scaly dragonfish, dragon-boa or boa scaly dragonfish, is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Stomiidae...
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The emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) is a boa species found in the rainforests of South America. Since 2009 the species Corallus batesii has been distinguished...
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Chilabothrus exsul (redirect from Abaco Island Boa)
Abaco Island boa or Northern Bahamas boa, is a boa species found in the Bahamas. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all other boas, it is not...
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Epicrates (snake) (redirect from Greater Antillean boa)
Five species are currently recognized as being valid, including the rainbow boa. Species of Epicrates are found in lower Central America through South America...
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Corallus ruschenbergerii (redirect from Trinidad Tree Boa)
ruschenbergerii, commonly known as the Central American tree boa, common tree boa, and Trinidad tree boa, is a boa species found in lower Central America and northern...
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Boa imperator sabogae (previously Boa constrictor sabogae) is a subspecies of large, heavy-bodied snake. It is a member of the family Boidae. This subspecies...
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The Round Island burrowing boa (Bolyeria multocarinata) is an extinct species of snake, in the monotypic genus Bolyeria, in the family Bolyeriidae. The...
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The Round Island boa (Casarea dussumieri), also known commonly as the Round Island keel-scaled boa and the Round Island ground boa, is a species of nonvenomous...
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Eryx conicus (redirect from Rough Scaled Sand Boa)
sand boa, rough-tailed sand boa, Common sand boa. Eryx conicus, also known as Russell's sand boa, the Common sand boa or the rough-tailed sand boa, is...
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