Anaconda
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Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus Eunectes. They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America. Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus, the green anaconda.[3][4][5]
This article is about snakes. For other uses, see Anaconda (disambiguation).
Quick Facts Anaconda Temporal range: Miocene–recent, Scientific classification ...
Anaconda Temporal range: Miocene–recent[1] | |
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Green anaconda (E. murinus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Subfamily: | Boinae |
Genus: | Eunectes Wagler, 1830[2] |
Type species | |
Boa murina | |
Range of Eunectes | |
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