Common boa

Weight

up to 6.4 kg

Length

up to 4.45 m

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Carnivore

Longest recorded lifespan

30 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forest

Young per litter or clutch

25

Reproduction

Live birth

Active

At night (nocturnal)

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classReptilia
4. orderSquamata
5. familyBoidae
6. genusBoa
7. SpeciesBoa imperator Daudin, 1803

Synonyms Boa constrictor imperator, Boa constrictor mexicana, Boa constrictor var. isthmica, Boa diviniloquax var. mexicana, Boa eques, Epicrates sabogae

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Red-tailed boa

Boa constrictor

Boidae

M

Mexican west coast boa

Boa sigma

BoidaeNo free photo yet

D

Dominica boa

Boa nebulosa

BoidaeNo free photo yet

M

Marie-Galante boa

Boa blanchardensis

BoidaeNo free photo yet

T

Tet'chien boa

Boa orophias

BoidaeNo free photo yet

B

Boa palpebrosa

BoidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCommon boa vs Red-tailed boaCommon boa vs Mexican west coast boaCommon boa vs Dominica boaCommon boa vs Marie-Galante boa

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@misc{common_boa_2026,
  title = {Common boa (Boa imperator)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-boa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}