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title: "Boa psiogłowy"
description: "Corallus caninus — Gady. The emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) is a boa species found in the rainforests of South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/emerald-tree-boa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Boa psiogłowy

> Corallus caninus — Gady. The emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) is a boa species found in the rainforests of South America.

- Scientific name: *Corallus caninus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 605
- Wikidata: [Q620592](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620592)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32087](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32087)

## Names

- en: Emerald Tree Boa
- de: Grüner Hundskopfschlinger
- es: Boa esmeralda
- fr: Boa émeraude
- nl: Groene hondskopboa
- pt: Cobra-papagaio
- pl: Boa psiogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

GF (100), SR (34), GY (24), BR (23)

## Summary

The emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) is a boa species found in the rainforests of South America. Since 2009, the species Corallus batesii has been distinguished from the emerald tree boa. Like all other boas, it is nonvenomous. Trade of the species is controlled internationally under CITES Appendix II.

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

## Photo

![Boa psiogłowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/emerald-tree-boa/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145235414

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/emerald-tree-boa?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).