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Basic information
Eunectes murinus
Anaconda
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyBoas
GenusAnacondas
- Czech name
- Anakonda velká
- English name
- Anaconda
- Alternative names
- Aragboia, Arigboia, Boiaçu, Boiçu, Boiguaçu, Boiúna, Common anaconda, Giant Anaconda, Great Anaconda, Green Anaconda, Große Anakonda, Northern Green Anaconda, Suaçuboia, Sucuri, Sucuri-Comum, Sucuri-Preta, Sucuri-Verde, Sucurijú, Sucurijuba, Sucuriu, Sucuriúba, Sucuriúna, Sucurujuba, Sukuri, Viborão
- Synonyms
- Boa aboma, Boa anacondo, Boa aquatica, Boa gigas, Boa murina, Boa scytale, Eunectes akayima, Eunectes barbouri, Eunectes murinus gigas
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,426 mm
- SVL
- max 4,770 mm
- Body mass
- max 345,143.7 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~177.8 g
- Offspring total length
- max 645 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 547 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 31.8 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3.5–3.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 17–82 individuals
- Clutches per year
- min 0 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6GYDR · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13991 · dryad-v5