#Boa constrictor imperator name professional#

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#Boa constrictor imperator name professional#

Excellent captive-bred specimens are available from professional breeders and serious hobbyists. Probably between one and two thousand common boas are now captive-bred and born in the U.S. captive-bred animals are readily available. Imported boas are commonly encountered in the pet trade, and occasionally seen at weekend reptile shows.īoa constrictors have their own following of dedicated keepers and breeders who work with nothing else. Wild-bred-captive-born babies also are exported to the U.S., some from Central America and many thousands from northern Colombia. from several Central American countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras. Wild-caught animals are still collected and exported to the U.S. There at the southern extreme of the range, it intergrades with the Tumbes boa, Boa constrictor longicauda and Peruvian coastal boa, Boa constrictor ortonii. From eastern Panama the range extends north into Colombia to the Sierra de Santa Marta, and south through coastal Colombia into Ecuador, south as far as Guayaquil. It is widespread and common in every country in Central America. The species is widespread through the lower elevations of tropical southern Mexico. This widespread boa constrictor subspecies occurs on the west coast of Mexico as far north as Hermosillo, Sonora, and on the east coast north to southern Tamaulipas. The maximum size of this form purportedly approaches 12 feet in total length, but the biggest we have seen were 9-10 feet long. collections average about 4½-8 feet in total length. Large specimens attain considerable bulk and may weigh 40-50 pounds. The head is very distinct from the neck the body is laterally compressed the tail is long and strongly prehensile. This is a relatively slender elongate snake.

The common boa has an extensive distribution in nature and many geographic names have come to be used to refer to this subspecies, including Mexican boa, Sonoran desert boa, Yucatan boa, Central American boa, El Salvador boa, Nicaraguan boa, Panamanian boa, Honduran boa, Hog Island boa, Corn Island boa, and Colombian boa. In fact many common boa constrictors do have a red tail, distinctly different in color than the rest of the body however, the common name of “red-tailed boa” is also commonly applied to the South American boa constrictor, Boa constrictor constrictor, which typically has an even redder tail. There are in use a variety of different names all referring to this subspecies, including simply “boa constrictor.” This form of boa may be referred to as the pet store boa constrictor, redtail boa, Colombian redtail boa, pet store redtail, and red-tailed boa constrictor. Hopefully, this thread can then be used to help people identify their boa and provide some insight to how this species is divided.īoa Constrictor Sub-Species and LocalitiesĪ listing of the sub-species belonging to the Boa Genus scientific name and abbreviation is given along with accepted regional (locality) and “common” names.īoa constrictor melanogaster does not appear on this list because it was reclassified as Boa constrictor constrictor.This is the boa subspecies most often encountered in captivity. And please note: we are dealing with Species, Sub-Species, and Localities here - NOT morphs. This list is as complete as I can make it. I've had so many folks ask me what's the difference between a sub-species and locality and/or ask 'what kind of boa do I have?' What I would love to have all of you help me with is to post a picture of your Sub-Species or locality-specific boa here in this thread. I am posting this in an effort to save the information where others can also readily view it.