The Emerald Tree Boa
The Emerald Tree Boas (Northern Emerald Tree Boa or Corallus Caninus and The Amazon Basin Emerald tree boa (Corallus batesii)) are a species of arboreal Boas .
There are two types or species of the emerald tree boas, the Surinam, also known as the Guyana Shield Emerald Tree Boa and commonly named the Northern Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus Caninus), and the other is the Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus Batesii recently distinguished from the Corallus Caninus). These two types of Emerald Tree Boas have distinct differences in their location or geography as well as morphology. The Northern Emerald Tree Boa is found in Northern South America whereas the Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa is found along the Amazon River basin in southern Suriname, southern Venezuela to Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and in the surrounding jungles of the Amazon River.
Northern Emerald Tree Boa Corallus Caninus
Northern Emerald Tree Boas are smaller in size, length and girth, averaging 4-6 feet long. Whereas the Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boas are much thicker and average 7-9 feet in length. The Northern is shiny light green with white lateral markings that show down the back of the snake with a creamy white belly.
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