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title: "Central American Boa"
description: "Boa imperator — Répteis. Boa imperator (or Boa constrictor imperator in common usage) is a large and heavy-bodied arboreal species of nonvenomous, constrictor-type snake in the family Boidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/central-american-boa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Central American Boa

> Boa imperator — Répteis. Boa imperator (or Boa constrictor imperator in common usage) is a large and heavy-bodied arboreal species of nonvenomous, constrictor-type snake in the family Boidae.

- Scientific name: *Boa imperator*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `zoo` (Zoo e animais de estimação), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 8697
- Wikidata: [Q58741252](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58741252)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539399](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539399)

## Names

- en: Central American Boa
- de: Kaiserboa
- es: Mazacuata

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2937), CR (2125), PA (636), HN (541), CO (467), EC (451), BZ (227), NI (168), SV (162), GT (127)

## Summary

Boa imperator (or Boa constrictor imperator in common usage) is a large and heavy-bodied arboreal species of nonvenomous, constrictor-type snake in the family Boidae. One of the most popular pet snakes (often bred in captivity) in the world, B. imperator's native range is from Mexico through Central and South America (west of the Andes Mountains, mainly in Colombia), with local populations on several small Caribbean islands. It is commonly called the Central American boa, northern boa, Colombian boa (or Colombian red-tailed boa), common boa and common northern boa.

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

## Photo

![Central American Boa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/central-american-boa/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Quitmeyer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143826699

## Machine access

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