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Anacondas Scientific classification.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Boinae
Genus: Eunectes
The question what is the biggest snake can be confusing, the biggest as far as girth (largest being measured at 44 inches or 1,1176 m) is the Green Anaconda, on average anacondas are more then 20 ft (6.09 m) long with and average weight of 300+ pounds (136.08+ kg) many reaching lengths of 29ft ( 8.83 m) or more, with a weight of over 550 lbs ( 249.48 kg), in terms of length then and only then will the Reticulated Python exceed the anaconda, the longest python was measured at 33 ft ( 10.05 m) but even this python can't match the total mass of the anaconda.
Anacondas are members of the Boidae family of reptiles and spend most of their time in rivers and swamps of the Amazon Rainforest in South America which makes them excellent swimmers and are capable of holding their breath for around 15 minutes, female anacondas are generally 3 to 4 times larger then the males and bear their young live and are called "Neonates", the number of young varies, some have produced 100 babies, but the average is between 20 to 40 babies which are about 24 inches (0.6 m) long. Diet consist of (depending on the size of the anaconda, the larger the snake the larger the prey) large/small rodents like capybaras, also pigs, caiman, jaguars, deer, dogs, birds even fish and is acquired by ambushing with a quick strike, 100 rear-facing sharp teeth hold the prey while suffocating it with constriction, (the anaconda is so powerful it generally crushes it's prey) then swallowing it whole, the digestion of the anaconda is very slow thereby allowing it to survive without food for well over a year.
Anacondas have around a 10 to 12 year year life span in the wild, in captivity some have reached 20 + years, the biggest threat to it is man and loss of their habitat.
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∙ 9y agoThe taxonomic term, or binomial name, for the common, or green, anaconda is Eunectes murinus.
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What is the Anacondas scientific name?
According to a snake fact book owned by my daughter, the scientific name for an anaconda is "Eunectes murinus"Eunectes is the Anocanda's scientific nameAnswerThere are three species of Anaconda, all in the genus Eunectes. An example is Eunectes murinus.
What is the Black Anaconda's common name?
I assume you're asking for the scientific name of the Black Anaconda, since 'black anaconda' would be a common name.Unfortunately, 'black anaconda' is not a well-known common name, so it is difficult to guess which species it refers to. This is why scientific names are used when the identity of a species is important.There are only four species in the genus Eunectes, so that dramatically cuts down on the possibilities.Eunectes beniensis: The Bolivian Anaconda (I can GUESS that this MIGHT be the black anaconda, because these animals tend to be very dark in color, but I was unable to find any reference to that being a known common name for them).Eunectes deschauenseei: The Dark-Spotted Anaconda (other names for this animal include De Schauensee's anaconda).Eunectes notaeus: The Yellow Anaconda (other names for this animal include Paraguayan anaconda).Eunectes murinus: The Green Anaconda (The animal everyone thinks of when you say 'anaconda', and the heaviest snake species on Earth). Other names for this animal include 'common anaconda', and 'water boa'.Anacondas are a genus of boas that are all native to South America. They use constriction to kill their prey, and give live birth to their young.
What are the characteristics of a yellow anaconda?
The yellow anaconda is yellow and has black spots. It is much smaller than the green anaconda.
What does a green anaconda do to survive?
eat
How many types are anaconda?
There are four types of anaconda. they are as follows the yellow anaconda ( Eunectes notaeus ) , the green anaconda ( Eunectes murinus ) , the Bolivian anaconda ( Eunectes beniensis ) , the dark spotted anaconda ( Eunectes deschauenseei ).
What does Eunectes mean?
Eunectes Murinus is the scientific name for the Green Anaconda
What is the scientific name of an anadconda?
Eunectes with several different species such as the green Anaconda E. murinus.
What is the Anacondas scientific name?
According to a snake fact book owned by my daughter, the scientific name for an anaconda is "Eunectes murinus"Eunectes is the Anocanda's scientific nameAnswerThere are three species of Anaconda, all in the genus Eunectes. An example is Eunectes murinus.
What is the scientific name of anaconda?
Eunectes murinus
What is a anaconda's scientific name?
Eunectes murinus
Scientific name for the anaconda is?
Eunectes murinus
What is the difference between green anaconda and anaconda?
There are many Boa species and the Anaconda is one of them. It's alternative name is 'Water Boa'.
What is the name of the longest snake?
green anaconda
What is the name of the biggest snake of the world?
The green Anaconda
What is the scientific name for anaconda?
Eunectes murinusThere are four species...Green Anaconda - Eunectes murinusYellow Anaconda - Eunectes notaeusDark-spotted Anaconda - Eunectes deschauenseei &Bolivian anaconda - Eunectes beniensis
What Phylum is the Green Anaconda?
A green anaconda belongs to the Chordataphylum.
Green algae scientific name?
The scientific name for green algae is Chlorophyta.
