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title: "Yellow Anaconda"
description: "Eunectes notaeus — Reptiles. The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, is a boa species endemic to southern South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-anaconda
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Yellow Anaconda

> Eunectes notaeus — Reptiles. The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, is a boa species endemic to southern South America.

- Scientific name: *Eunectes notaeus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 809
- Wikidata: [Q756281](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756281)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100714](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100714)

## Names

- en: Yellow Anaconda
- de: Gelbe Anakonda
- es: Anaconda amarilla
- fr: Anaconda jaune
- nl: Dwerganaconda
- pt: Sucuri-amarela
- pl: Anakonda żółta

## Countries with the most observations

BR (346), AR (183), PY (32), BO (4), UY (3)

## Summary

The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all boas and pythons, it is non-venomous and kills its prey by constriction.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_anaconda

## Photo

![Yellow Anaconda](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-anaconda/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141388007

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-anaconda?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).