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Amazon tree boa

Corallus hortulana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnakes

The amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulana) is a species in the family Boidae, order Squamata.

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Quick facts about the amazon tree boa

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the amazon tree boa live?

Not recorded

Is the amazon tree boa endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the amazon tree boa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyBoidae
  6. genusCorallus
  7. SpeciesCorallus hortulana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Boa elegans, Boa enhydris, Boa enydris, Boa hortulana, Boa merremi, Boa merremii, Boa modesta, Boa obtusiceps, Boa salmonidia, Corallus cooki, Corallus enhydris, Corallus enydris, Corallus hortulanus melanea, Corallus maculatus, Corallus obtusirostris, Vipera bitis, Vipera madarensis, Xiphosoma dorsuale, Xiphosoma ornatum, Xiphosoma ruschenbergerii

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Common tree boaEnglish
  • Garden tree boaEnglish
  • boa arborícola amazónicaAsturian
  • psohlavec orinockýCzech
  • Brun TræboaDanish
  • GartenboaGerman
  • Boa arborícola del AmazonasSpanish
  • Boa brodéFrench
  • hagetreboaNorwegian Bokmål
  • TuinboaDutch
  • Boa leśnyPolish
  • BoitingaPortuguese
  • Садовый удавRussian
  • Удав садовийUkrainian
  • 亞馬遜樹蚺Chinese
  • HundskopfboaGerman
  • Boa brodé (Le)French
  • Boa d'AmazonieFrench
  • Boa de CookFrench
  • Cobra-de-VeadoPortuguese
  • Cobra-VeadeiraPortuguese
  • Jiboia-BrancaPortuguese
  • SalamantaPortuguese
  • SuaçuboiaPortuguese
  • SuassuboiaPortuguese
  • VeadeiraPortuguese
  • Узкобрюхий удавRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the amazon tree boa

Other species in the same genus Corallus.

Dormilona

Corallus ruschenbergerii

BoidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the amazon tree boa?

The amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulana) belongs to the family Boidae in the order Squamata.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/amazon-tree-boa

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BibTeX
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  title = {Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amazon-tree-boa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}