Garden Tree Boa
(Corallus hortulanus)
Familie: Boas (Boidae)
Orden: Squamates or Scaly Reptiles (Squamata)		 Click to see large distribution map

Other names:  Previously known under the name Corallus enydris.
Size:  Up to 2 m.
Distribution:  Tropical South America (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia).

References:

Henderson, R.W. 1997. A taxonomic review of the Corallus hortulanus complex of Neotropical Tree Boas. Caribbean Journal of Science 33(3-4): 198-221.







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Rune Midtgaard
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The Garden Tree Boa occurs in several colour morphs. This is the normal, brown morph.
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Red morph of the Garden Tree Boa.
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Yellow morph of the Garden Tree Boa.
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