Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Boa
Species:	B. constrictor
Binomial name
	Boa constrictor; Linnaeus, 1758
	Distribution
Synonyms
	[Boa] Constrictor ; Linnaeus, 1758; Constrictor formosissimus ; Laurenti, 1768; Constrictor rex serpentum ; Laurenti, 1768; Constrictor auspex ; Laurenti, 1768; Constrictor diviniloquus ; Laurenti, 1768; [Boa] constrictrix ; — Schneider, 1801; Boa diviniloqua ; — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844; Boa constrictor ; — Boulenger, 1893; Boa diviniloqua ; — Boulenger, 1893; Constrictor constrictor ; — Griffin, 1916; Constrictor constrictor constrictor ; — Stull, 1935; Boa constrictor constrictor ; — Forcart, 1951;

The boa constrictor (scientific name also Boa constrictor), also known as the common boa, is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity.^[5]^[6] The boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae. The species is native to tropical South America. A staple of private collections and public displays, its color pattern is highly variable yet distinctive. Four subspecies are recognized.^[7]

^ Arzamendia, V.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Fitzgerald, L.; Flores-Villela, O.; Gagliardi, G.; Giraudo, A.; Ines Hladki, A.; Köhler, G.; Lee, J.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Scrocchi, G.; Urbina, N.; Williams, J.; Wilson, L.D.; Murphy, J. (2021). "Boa constrictor ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197462A2486405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T197462A2486405.en. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ Card, Daren C.; Schield, Drew R.; Adams, Richard H.; Corbin, Andrew B.; Perry, Blair W.; Andrew, Audra L.; Pasquesi, Giulia I.M.; Smith, Eric N.; Jezkova, Tereza; Boback, Scott M.; Booth, Warren; Castoe, Todd A. (September 2016). "Phylogeographic and population genetic analyses reveal multiple species of Boa and independent origins of insular dwarfism" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 102: 104–116. Bibcode:2016MolPE.102..104C. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.034. PMC 5894333. PMID 27241629. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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^ Kruzer, Adrienne (May 15, 2018). "Snake Species Commonly Kept as Pets". The Spruce Pets. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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[IUCN-1] Arzamendia, V.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Fitzgerald, L.; Flores-Villela, O.; Gagliardi, G.; Giraudo, A.; Ines Hladki, A.; Köhler, G.; Lee, J.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Scrocchi, G.; Urbina, N.; Williams, J.; Wilson, L.D.; Murphy, J. (2021). "Boa constrictor ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197462A2486405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T197462A2486405.en. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[Card2016-4] Card, Daren C.; Schield, Drew R.; Adams, Richard H.; Corbin, Andrew B.; Perry, Blair W.; Andrew, Audra L.; Pasquesi, Giulia I.M.; Smith, Eric N.; Jezkova, Tereza; Boback, Scott M.; Booth, Warren; Castoe, Todd A. (September 2016). "Phylogeographic and population genetic analyses reveal multiple species of Boa and independent origins of insular dwarfism" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 102: 104–116. Bibcode:2016MolPE.102..104C. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.034. PMC 5894333. PMID 27241629. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-03-30.

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[:1-6] Kruzer, Adrienne (May 15, 2018). "Snake Species Commonly Kept as Pets". The Spruce Pets. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.

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Boa constrictor

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]^{[note 1]}
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Boa
Species:	B. constrictor
Binomial name
*Boa constrictor* Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution^[3]
Synonyms^[4]
[Boa] Constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 Constrictor formosissimus Laurenti, 1768 Constrictor rex serpentum Laurenti, 1768 Constrictor auspex Laurenti, 1768 Constrictor diviniloquus Laurenti, 1768 [Boa] constrictrix — Schneider, 1801 Boa diviniloqua — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Boa constrictor — Boulenger, 1893 Boa diviniloqua — Boulenger, 1893 Constrictor constrictor — Griffin, 1916 Constrictor constrictor constrictor — Stull, 1935 Boa constrictor constrictor — Forcart, 1951

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