Boa imperator

Boa imperator
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2][note 1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Boa
Species:
B. imperator
Binomial name
Boa imperator
Daudin, 1803
Distribution range for Boa imperator
Synonyms[3]
  • Boa imperator Daudin, 1803
  • Boa eques Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
  • Boa constrictor var. isthmica Garman, 1884
  • Boa constrictor imperator
    – Ihering, 1910
  • Boa constrictor imperator
    – Forcart, 1951

Boa imperator (or Boa constrictor imperator in common usage) is a large and heavy-bodied arboreal species[4] of nonvenomous, constrictor-type snake in the family Boidae. One of the most popular pet snakes (often bred in captivity) in the world, B. imperator's native range is from Mexico through Central and South America (west of the Andes Mountains, mainly in Colombia), with local populations on several small Caribbean islands.[5] It is commonly called the Central American boa, northern boa, Colombian boa (or Colombian red-tailed boa), common boa and common northern boa.

  1. ^ Montgomery, C.E. & da Cunha, O. 2018. Boa imperator. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T203879A2771951. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T203879A2771951.en. Downloaded on 05 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ "Boa constrictor imperator". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  5. ^ Boa imperator at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database


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