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Boa Constrictor

Boa constrictor

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 113, February 85, March 91, April 127, May 100, June 89, July 57, August 60, September 59, October 96, November 121, December 86.
Brazil1,084
Colombia398
United States221
Ecuador154
Sao Paulo146
Rio de Jeneiro139
Peru113
Goias107
Minas Gerais100
Bahia79

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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
GenusBoa Constrictors · Boa

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