Boidae

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Boidae
Temporal range: 70.6–0 Ma Late Cretaceous to Present
Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Superfamily: Booidea
Family: Boidae
Gray, 1825[1][2]
Subfamilies

Boinae
Calabariinae[a]
Candoiinae[b]
Erycinae
Sanziniinae
Ungaliophiinae

The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids,[3] are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific islands. Boas include some of the world's largest snakes, with the green anaconda of South America being the heaviest and second-longest snake known; in general, adults are medium to large in size, with females usually larger than the males. Six subfamilies comprising 15 genera and 54 species are currently recognized.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gray1825 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A.; 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).
  3. ^ a b "Boidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 July 2008.


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