- Eunectes notaeus
Taxobox
name = "Eunectes notaeus"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Boidae
subfamilia =Boinae
genus = "Eunectes "
species = "E. notaeus"
binomial = "Eunectes notaeus"
binomial_authority = Cope, 1862
synonyms = * "Eunectes notaeus" - Cope, 1862
* "Eunectes notaeus" - Boulenger, 1896
* "Epicrates wieningeri" - Steindachner, 1903
* "Eunectes notaeus" - Henderson, Micucci, Puorto & Bourgeois, 1995McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).]:"Common names: yellow anaconda, Paraguayan anaconda."Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.] "Eunectes notaeus" is a non-venomous boa
species found inSouth America . No subspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=634803|taxon=Eunectes notaeus|date=3 July|year=2008]Description
Adults are not as large as the green anaconda, "E. murinus", but nevertheless grow to an average of 305-366 cm (10-12 feet) in length. The maximum size is almost certainly larger. Females are larger than males.
The color pattern consists of a yellow, golden-tan or greenish-yellow ground color overlaid with a series of black or dark brown saddles, blotches, spots and streaks.
Geographic range
Found in southern
South America in easternBolivia , southernBrazil ,Paraguay and northeasternArgentina . In Argentina it is found in the provinces of Corrientes, Chaco, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones and Santa Fe. The type locality given is "Paraguay River and confluents."Habitat
Prefers mostly aquatic habitats including swamps, marshes, and brush covered banks of slow moving rivers and streams.
Feeding
Their diet includes deer, wild pigs, birds and large rodents and also aquatic animals such as fish. They will often hunt by attacking from underwater due to the fact that they are slow and clumsy on land but highly proficient at swimming.
Captivity
As captives they have a reputation for being unpredictable.
ee also
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List of boine species and subspecies
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*References
External links
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