Boa constrictor: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Boa
- Species
- Boa constrictor
- Scientific Name
- Boa constrictor
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Boa constrictor
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. The boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae. The species is native to tropical South America. A staple of private collections and public displays, its color pattern is highly variable yet distinctive. Four subspecies are recognized.
...Boa constrictor in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Boa Konstriktor
- Bokmål
- Kongeboa
- Czech
- hroznýš královský
- Danish
- kongeboa
- English
- Boa Constrictor
- English
- Eastern Boa Constrictor
- English
- Boa
- French
- Boa constricteur
- German
- Abgottschlange
- Japanese
- ボアコンストリクター
- Portuguese
- Jiboia
- Portuguese
- Cobra-de-veado
- Russian
- Обыкновенный удав
- Turkish
- Boa Yılanı
- Ukrainian
- Удав звичайний
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