Boa (genus)

Boa
Temporal range: Paleogene-Recent (Eocene to Holocene), [1]
Boa constrictor, B. constrictor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Boinae
Genus: Boa
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Boa constrictor
Linnaeus, 1758

Boa is a genus of boas found in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Five extant species, and one extinct, are currently recognized.[2]

  1. ^ Albino, Adriana Maria (1993-07-01). "Snakes from the Paleocene and Eocene of Patagonia (Argentina): Paleoecology and coevolution with mammals". Historical Biology. 7 (1): 51–69. Bibcode:1993HBio....7...51A. doi:10.1080/10292389309380443. ISSN 0891-2963.
  2. ^ Boa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2022.

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