Corallus hortulanus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names
English : Garden tree boa
French : Boa des jardins

Classification
Class : Reptilia
Order : Squamata
Family : Boidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can grow to slightly more than 2 meters in length. Very slender body, long head with blunt snout. Coloration highly variable, from reddish-orange to grey or brown with rosette-like spots and blotches on back. Large eyes.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America, from eastern Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to south Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. Lives in lowland tropical rainforests up to 300 m above sea level.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species has a large range and remains globally common. It is locally persecuted as it looks superficially like a viper. Threatened by habitat loss.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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