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Snakes

Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)
Infraorder Alethinophidia: around 19 families Family: Boidae - 5 species in 4 genera depicted (out of 54 species in 13 genera)

+ Madagascar ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis)
+ Madagascar tree boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis)
+ Yellow anacanda (Eunectes notaeus)
+ Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
+ Bibron's bevel-nosed boa (Candoia bibroni)

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Madagascar ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis)

Boa pattern

boa

Madagascar ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis)
Family: Boidae (boas and anacondas)
Madagascar 2007

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Boa

boa
Madagascar ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis)
Family: Boidae (boas and anacondas)
Daraina, Madagascar
July 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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When snakes are fady

boa
Madagascar ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis)
Family: Boidae (boas and anacondas)
Daraina, Madagascar
July 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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Yellow anacanda (Eunectes notaeus)

Yellow anacanda

pantanal
Yellow anacanda (Eunectes notaeus)
Family: Boidae (boas and anacondas)
The Pantanal
July 25, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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anacanda
Yellow anacanda (Eunectes notaeus)
Family: Boidae
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
July 25, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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anacanda
Yellow anacanda (Eunectes notaeus)
Family: Boidae
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
July 25, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Entering the water

anacanda
Yellow anacanda (Eunectes notaeus)
Family: Boidae
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
July 25, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Submerged

anacanda
Yellow anacanda (Eunectes notaeus)
Family: Boidae
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
July 25, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)

Anaconda

California Academy of Science 2019

Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
Family: Boidae
California Academy of Science
May 11, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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California Academy of Science 2019

Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
Family: Boidae (boas)
California Academy of Science
May 11, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Bob versus green anaconda

California Academy of Science 2019

Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
Family: Boidae (boas)
California Academy of Science
May 11, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Bibron's bevel-nosed boa (Candoia bibroni)

Bibron

new caledonia

Bibron's bevel-nosed boa (Candoia bibroni)
Family: Boidae (boas)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
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modified: January 4, 2023
created: May 16, 2019 (from snakes.html)
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