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Basic information
Candoia aspera
New Guinea ground boa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyBoas
GenusPacific boas
- Czech name
- Kandoja smrtonošovitá
- English name
- New Guinea ground boa
- Alternative names
- New Guinea Viper Boa, Pazifikboa, Viper Boa
- Synonyms
- Enygrus asper schmidti, Erebophis aspera
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,000 mm
- SVL
- max 930 mm
- Body mass
- max 480.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Crepuscular, Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–48 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · QLMV · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11980 · dryad-v5