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Brazilian Rainbow Boa

Scientific name: Epicrates cenchria

Class: Reptiles

Continent: South America

Habitat: Forests

Diet: Carnivore

Size: 4 - 6 Inches

It Is Named for the Iridescent Sheen on Its Scales That Look Like Rainbows

This boa is named for the irridescent sheen on its scales that look like rainbows when light hits them. While the scales themselves are don’t have rainbow pigments, the effect is truly stunning! While they have fangs, they are not venomous and they subdue their prey through constriction.

Conservation Status

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated