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Boidae

Also known as boas, boids

The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific islands. Boas include some of the world's largest snakes, with the green anaconda of South America being the heaviest and second-longest snake known; in general, adults are medium to large in size, with females usually larger than the males. Six subfamilies comprising 14-15 genera and 54-67 species are currently recognized.

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Boidae, commonly known as boas, are a family of large nonvenomous snakes found across the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific islands, with females typically being larger than males. These snakes include some of the world's biggest species, such as the South American green anaconda, and are divided into about 14-15 genera and 54-67 recognized species.

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Species

Boidae

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
OrderSquamata
FamilyBoidae

Observations recorded57,424

蚺（rán）科（学名：Boidae）是爬行纲有鳞目下的一科，屬於蛇類中保留較多原始特征的一支。其中包含沙蟒亞科（Erycinae）與蚺亞科（Boinae），共有19屬约75个种。这个科中的蛇是世界上最大的蛇，它们全部无毒，使用缠绕窒息的方法来杀死它们的猎物。

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Research

822 papers

Brazilian Boidae hemipenis morphology: Macroscopic and histological aspects.Anatomia, histologia, embryologia · 2022Bento HJ, Ferreira A, da Paz RCRDOI: 10.1111/ahe.12856
Patterns of energetic substrate modifications in response to feeding in boas, Boa constrictor (Serpentes, Boidae).Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology · 2022da Mota Araujo HR, de Carvalho JE, Klein W et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111073
Feeding effects on liver mitochondrial bioenergetics of Boa constrictor (Serpentes: Boidae).The Journal of experimental biology · 2021da Mota Araujo HR, Sartori MR, Navarro CDC et al.DOI: 10.1242/jeb.243142
Reference genome of the rubber boa, Charina bottae (Serpentes: Boidae).The Journal of heredity · 2022Grismer JL, Escalona M, Miller C et al.DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esac048
Detection of pathogens in Boidae and Pythonidae with and without respiratory disease.The Veterinary record · 2013Schmidt V, Marschang RE, Abbas MD et al.DOI: 10.1136/vr.100972
Immune and hormonal regulation of the Boa constrictor (Serpentes; Boidae) in response to feeding.Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology · 2022C de Figueiredo A, A K Nogueira L, C M Titon S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111119
A taxonomic revision of boas (Serpentes: Boidae).Zootaxa · 2014Pyron RA, Reynolds RG, Burbrink FTDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.5
Histological aspects of the renal sexual segment of Brazilian snakes of the Boidae family.Anatomia, histologia, embryologia · 2024Bento HJ, Ferreira A, Rosa JMA et al.DOI: 10.1111/ahe.13049

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Wikidata facts

Image: Argentine Boa.JPG

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taxon name: Boidae
Commons category: Boidae
Commons gallery: Boidae
taxon common name: udavi

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Article

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Contents

Description
Distribution and habitat
Feeding
Reproduction
Subfamilies
Taxonomy
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

==Description== Like the pythons, boas have elongated supratemporal bones. The quadrate bones are also elongated, but not as much, while both are capable of moving freely so when they swing sideways to their maximum extent, the distance between the hinges of the lower jaw is greatly increased.