One of the 10 boas on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Boidae
Candoia carinata
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The Pacific boa is a small, variable boa of the islands of the western Pacific, with a prehensile tail that it uses to climb despite its other name, Pacific ground boa. Its presence in the Pacific is a biogeographical puzzle: the boas are an essentially American group, and these islands lie half a world away from their closest relatives.
Weight
300 g – 1 kg
Size
60 cm – 1.2 m
Life expectancy
20 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Pacific Boa — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about pacific boa.
