Boidae
Boidae, commonly known as boa or boas, is a family of nonvenomous snakes that includes the boa constrictor and anaconda. Most are found in America but some are in Africa, Europe, Asia and on some Pacific islands. Their common names are boas or boids.[1]
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| Family: | Boidae Gray, 1825
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Adults are medium to large in size, with females usually larger than the males. There are two subfamilies with eight genera and 43 species.[1]
Boidae Media
Cloaca region of a Boa constrictor with spurs (rudimentary hindlegs)
A fossil of Boavus idelmani, an extinct species of boa
Boa type species; the boa constrictor (B. constrictor)
Chilabothrus type species; the Puerto Rican boa (C. inornatus)
Corallus type species; the Amazon tree boa (C. hortulana)
Epicrates type species; the rainbow boa (E. cenchria)
Eunectes type species; the green anaconda (E. murinus)
Candoia type species; the Pacific ground boa (C. carinata)
Calabaria type species; the Calabar python (C. reinhardtii)
Charina type species; the northern rubber boa (C. bottae)
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