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Snakes (Serpentes)

   Genera


Boa
Red-tailed Boas


Chilabothrus
Slender Boas


Corallus
Tree Boas


Epicrates
Rainbow Boas


Eunectes
Anacondas



Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: July 4th, 2026.


Biodiversity of the family Boidae Bibliography of the family Boidae

Boidae

Greater Boas, Typical Boas
Großboas, Eigentliche Boas     Storboaer, Egentlige Boaer




Contents: Endemicity:
5 genera of which none are endemic  0% 100%
39 species of which 20 (51.3%) are endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: Previously included the species now assigned to the families Bolyeriidae, Calabariidae, Candoiidae, Charinaidae, Erycidae, Loxocemidae, Pythonidae, Sanziniidae, Tropidophiidae, Ungaliophiidae.

Distribution:  Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies.

Reported from:
Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela.




Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the world's snakes (menu).
Compiled by
V. Wallach