Tet'chien boa
Boa orophias Linnaeus, 1758
Status not recordedsnakes
The tet'chien boa (Boa orophias) is a species in the family Boidae, order Squamata.
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Quick facts about the tet'chien boa
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 2.4 m
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivore
- 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 tet'chien boa live?
Not recorded
Is the tet'chien 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 tet'chien boa classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyBoidae
- genusBoa
- SpeciesBoa orophias Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Boa constrictor orophias
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Saint Lucia boaEnglish
- Saint Lucia boa constrictorEnglish
- Santa Lucía boa constrictorEnglish
- St. Lucia boa constrictorEnglish
- St. Lucian boaEnglish
- Tet’chien or St. Lucian boaEnglish
- West Indian boaEnglish
- Saint Lucia-kongeboaDanish
- San Lucia BoaGerman
- LamadaSpanish
- Szent Lucia szigeti boaHungarian
- Jiboia-de-Santa-LúciaPortuguese
- 聖露西亞紅尾蚺Chinese
- St.-Lucia-BoaGerman
- Boa de Santa LucíaSpanish
Relatives of the tet'chien boa
Other species in the same genus Boa.

Red-tailed boa
Boa constrictor
Common boa
Boa imperator
Mexican west coast boa
Boa sigma
Dominica boa
Boa nebulosa
Marie-Galante boa
Boa blanchardensis
CompareTet'chien boa vs Red-tailed boaTet'chien boa vs Common boaTet'chien boa vs Mexican west coast boaTet'chien boa vs Dominica boa
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the tet'chien boa?
The tet'chien boa (Boa orophias) belongs to the family Boidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
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