Green anaconda
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The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), also known as the giant anaconda, emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, or southern green anaconda, is a semi-aquatic boa species found in South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the largest, heaviest and the second longest snake in the world, after the reticulated python. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all boas, it is a non-venomous constrictor.
For the asserted distinct species first identified in 2024, see Northern green anaconda.
Quick Facts Green anaconda Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-recent, Conservation status ...
Green anaconda Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-recent[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Genus: | Eunectes |
Species: | E. murinus |
Binomial name | |
Eunectes murinus | |
Distribution of Eunectes murinus | |
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The term "anaconda" often refers to this species, though the term could also apply to other members of the genus Eunectes. Fossils of the snake date back to the Late Pleistocene in the Gruta do Urso locality.[1]