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Pacific Ground Boa

Candoia carinata

Description:

Candoia carinata carinata While it may be occasionally found in trees, this Papuan snake is most often found terrestrially.[2] Candoia carinata paulsoni Males are smaller and lighter than females,[2] and show spurs which are 90cm - 1m, 300-400g in weight. Females are generally 1.2 - 1.4m in length and weighs 1 - 1.2kg. The colour varies from dark brown to auburn, with distinct patterns, though there is also the paulsoni santa isabella, which are coloured white.

Notes:

This snake adopted as pets in Indonesia, and popular with name Monopohon (pohon means tree in the Indonesian language).

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2 Comments

NosferatoeReptil
NosferatoeReptil 11 years ago

thanx you Maria dB...

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Nice first spotting on Noah - welcome to the Project!

NosferatoeReptil
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NosferatoeReptil

Metro Manila, Philippines

Spotted on Jan 31, 2013
Submitted on Jan 31, 2013

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