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Distribution:- South America in the Amazon Basin.
Including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname and the Guianas
Comments:- Grows to approximately 1.8 metres (6ft)
The Emerald tree boa, C. caninus resembles the Green tree python,( Morelia viridis), from New Guinea and Australia. This is an example of convergent evolution.
The most obvious difference between the species is the location of the heat sensing pits on the sides of the head,
which are on the top lips of Emerald tree boas and on the bottom lips of Green tree pythons
BOA SPECIES OF THE WORLD
by John Fowler
Boasnakes.info
by John Fowler
PYTHON SPECIES OF THE WORLD
by John Fowler
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May 11, 2014
