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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyBoidae
- genusCorallus
- 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
Relatives of the amazon tree boa
Other species in the same genus Corallus.

Emerald tree boa
Corallus caninus
Annulated boa
Corallus annulatus
Cook's tree boa
Corallus cookii
Bates' tree boa
Corallus batesii
Cropan's boa
Corallus cropanii
Dormilona
Corallus ruschenbergerii
CompareAmazon tree boa vs Emerald tree boaAmazon tree boa vs Annulated boaAmazon tree boa vs Cook's tree boaAmazon tree boa vs Bates' tree boa
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the amazon tree boa?
The amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulana) belongs to the family Boidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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