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Basic information
Epicrates cenchria
Rainbow Boa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyBoas
GenusRainbow boas
- Czech name
- Hroznýšovec duhový
- English name
- Rainbow Boa
- Alternative names
- Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Cobra-Arco-Íris, Cobra-de-Veado, Jiboí, Jiboia-Arco-Íris, Jiboia-Vermelha, Rote Regenbogenboa, Salamanta, Serpente-de-Veado, Serpente-Furta-Cor, Suaçu, Surucucu-de-Fogo, Uaçubói, Western Rainbow Boa
- Synonyms
- Boa aboma, Boa annulifer, Boa cenchria, Boa cenchris, Boa ternatea, Coluber tamachia, Epicrates cenchria gaigei, Epicrates cenchria hygrophilus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,200 mm
- SVL
- max 1,640 mm
- Body mass
- max 4,570.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~23.8 g
- Offspring total length
- max 463 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 31 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–28 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6FQT3 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13821 · dryad-v5