![]() ![]() Several tree boas possess sizable teeth used for catching birds. One subspecies, the red-tailed boa ( Boa constrictor constrictor), is particularly popular in the pet trade. The boa constrictor occupies a variety of habitats from coastal northern Mexico and the Lesser Antilles to Argentina though seldom more than 3.3 metres (11 feet) long, some have grown to more than 5 metres. Members of Boinae range from 1 metre (3.3 feet) long in some species to commonly more than 4 metres in the giant, or green, anaconda. Boinae includes the boa constrictor ( Boa constrictor), tree boas (genus Corallus), and anacondas (genus Eunectes) of the American tropics two other genera are found on Madagascar and islands of the southwestern Pacific. The true boas are divided into two subfamilies, Boinae and Erycinae.
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