Boa imperator
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Central American Boa
These boas were once considered part of Boa constrictor, before that iconic species was split up.
A local guide found this handsome young boa at about (human) head-height on a dry night in a dry forest.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Guatemala.
Online references:
- Boa imperator account on The Reptile Database
- Boa imperator account on iNaturalist
Printed references:
- Campbell, J. A. 1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatán, and Belize
- Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition
- Lee, J. C. 2000. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize