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Friday, November 25, 2016

Amazon Tree Boa

Family: Boidae

Adult Size:
Often attains 4½ feet; occasionally attains 6½ to slightly more than 7 feet.


Adult Weight: 1 to 3 lbs

Range: Predominantly a species of Amazonian South America east of the Andes to the Atlantic coast. They occur from Central Venezuela, eastern Colombia and the Guyana Shield countries in the north to central Bolivia and central Brazil in the south. In forested eastern Brazil the range extends far southward.


Habitat: Besides typical rainforest habitats, this highly arboreal taxon occurs also in dryer forests and in many grassland habitats. It is often seen in river- and oxbow-edge trees.

Captive Lifespan: 12 to 20 Years

Care Level: Intermediate


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