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Basic information
Candoia carinata
Pacific boa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyBoas
GenusPacific boas
- Czech name
- Hroznýšovec kýlnatý
- English name
- Pacific boa
- Alternative names
- Kandoja stromová, New Guinea Tree Boa, Pacific Ground Boa, Pacific Keel-scaled Boa, Schneider's Bevelnosed Boa, Tepedelen's Bevelnosed Boa
- Synonyms
- Boa carinata, Boa variegata, Candoia carinata carinata, Candoia carinata tepedeleni
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 780 mm
- SVL
- max 1,160 mm
- Body mass
- max 188.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~3.9 g
- Offspring total length
- max 205 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 162 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 16.6 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–51 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · QLMX · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11982 · dryad-v5