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Corallus hortulanus
Also called Amazon Tree Boa, Corallus hortulanus is a tree boa (non-venemous) with a wide array of colors and patterns. They can be completely orange, yellow, gray, brown or nearly black and may have an orange, brown or black pattern. I have measured them up to 180 cm, which is near the maximum length. This one was 121 cm. While they are as long as the Emerald Green Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) they are more slender, measuring 15-20 cm in circumference. For technical ID, such as scale count, etc. see the bottom link in the reference box.
This particular tree boa was found in the roof of a typical hut in the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador (300 masl).
This one came to my jungle house (foto #5) for a visit around 9 pm. It was found up in the roof, then came down to the bottom of the roof looking to escape. I assume perhaps it was after bats, which function as circulating fans over me as I sleep :-) I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures, but I wanted the spotting to be as representative as I could and am not really set up for night photography.
Spotted on Mar 26, 2019
Submitted on Mar 29, 2019
5 Comments
I agree :) And like you mentioned in your notes I love the fact that they are extremely polymorph.
Very. But also very cool. Thanks Jae.
Cool spotting, Tukup. Feisty critters aren't they?!
Thanks Neil. I was surprised by the lack of attention to this spotting. I thought it was pretty cool. Glad you appreciate the notes. I've started to not "favorite" anything that doesn't have notes. It's good to read about an organism, not just look at pictures. I appreciate your comments and the work you put into your spottings & notes.
Wonderful spotting, and what an awesome place to live :) Great photos and notes, Tukup.