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Ringed Tree Boa

Corallus annulatus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 24, February 20, March 50, April 18, May 40, June 47, July 7, August 11, September 8, October 11, November 16, December 17.
Costa Rica269
Provincia Heredia196
Provincia Limón60
Panama30
Colombia19
Provincia Alajuela12
Antioquia11
Colón Province9
Provincia de Panamá Oeste8
Provincia de Panamá6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyBoas · Boidae
GenusNeotropical Tree Boas · Corallus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Ringed Tree Boa with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.