Garden Tree Boa
Corallus hortulana
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,465
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Corallus hortulana, previously known as Corallus hortulanus, and commonly known as the Amazon tree boa, common tree boa, garden tree boa, and macabrel, is a boa species found in South America. Previously, there were two recognized subspecies, Corallus hortulanus hortulanus, and Corallus hortulanus cooki, though the species has undergone taxonomic revision and has been broken up into several species. It is primarily nocturnal and arboreal, though it has been observed feeding and reproducing on the ground. Like all boas, it is non-venomous.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Corallus hortulana”.