Boa | |
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Boa constrictor, B. constrictor | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Subfamily: | Boinae |
Genus: | Boa Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
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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.[1]