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Within the exotic pet trade, it is also known as a "BCC", an abbreviation of its scientific name, to distinguish it from other boa constrictor subspecies such as B. c.imperator, which is also regularly, and erroneously, referred to as a "red-tailed boa" or "common boa".

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What is the scientific name for boa constricter?

The scientific name is exactly the same - Boa constrictor


What is the boa constrictors scientific name?

It is exactly the same as its given name - Boa constrictor.


What is the scientific name for the emerald tree boa?

The scientific name (Binomial Name) is the Corallus Caninus.


What is the only animal where it common name is the same as its scientific name?

the boa constrictor


Do Boa constrictors belong to the boa genus or the constrictor genus?

There are seven categories of taxonomy. For the boa constrictor these are Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Subphylum: Vertebrata, Class: Reptilia, Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Boidae, Subfamily: Boinae, Genus Boa. Their species is B. constrictor.


What snake is called a boa?

the Boa Constrictor


What is a sentence with boa constrictor?

The boa constrictor is in a cage eating.


What snakes name starts with B?

boa constrictor


What is the biome of a boa constrictor?

The BOA snake/constrictor is in the Grassland and the Rainforest


What is the Latin name of the Boa constrictor?

The Latin name of the Boa constrictor is Boa constrictor. In binomial nomenclature, the first part of the name represents the genus and is capitalized, while the second part represents the species and is in lowercase. This system of naming organisms was developed by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century to provide a standardized way of identifying and classifying living organisms.


What is a boa constricter?

A large snakeThe boa constrictor (snake) (Boa constrictor ssp.), red-tailed boa, jibóia (Latin American name) or macajuel (pronounced mah-cah-well) (Trinidadian name) is a species of boa. It represents a rare case of an animal having the same common and scientific name. Though all boa species are constrictors, in that they kill their prey by constriction, only one species is properly called a "boa constrictor."For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.


How venimuse is a boa constrictor?

They are a constrictor - it says it in the name - so they don't have any venom at all.