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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 ...
The yellowhead butterflyfish has a pearly white body with a golden-yellow band of colour on the head, along the dorsal and ventral parts of the body and on the fins. The white is broken by greyish blue chevrons. [3] It has a short black vertical bar running through the eyes and a thin yellow line on the rear of the operculum.
Cloaca region of a Boa constrictor with spurs (rudimentary hindlegs) Both families share a number of primitive characteristics. Nearly all have a relatively rigid lower jaw with a coronoid element, as well as a vestigial pelvic girdle with hind limbs that are partially visible as a pair of spurs, one on either side of the vent.
Kia the constrictor is on the loose again. The 8-foot-long snake that was once caught crossing a Lexington street has been on the lam in Clark County since Tuesday.
Ariidae males carry a clutch of a few dozen eggs in their mouths, [2] for about two months before they hatch. Luciocephalus pulcher; Jawfishes; Osteoglossid are all mouthbrooders. The parents can hold hundreds of eggs in their mouths. Once hatched, the young may make several trips outside the parent's mouth before deciding to leave permanently.
Navassa Island dwarf boa Navassa Island: Tropidophis canus (Cope, 1868) 3 Bahamian pygmy boa constrictor: the Bahamas: Tropidophis caymanensis: Battersby, 1938 2 Cayman Islands dwarf boa the Cayman Islands: Tropidophis feicki: Schwartz, 1957 0 broad-banded dwarf boa western Cuba: Tropidophis fuscus: Hedges & Garrido, 1992 0 Cuban dusky dwarf ...
A Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England gave birth to 14 babies last month, despite having no contact with another snake for nearly a decade.
Rubber boas are one of the smaller boa species, adults can be anywhere from 38 to 84 cm (1.25 to 2.76 ft) long; newborns are typically 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in) long. The common name is derived from their skin which is often loose and wrinkled and consists of small scales that are smooth and shiny.