Anacondas
Eunectes
Eunectes is a genus of boas found in tropical South America. They are an aquatic group of snakes and include one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus, the green anaconda. The name Eunectes is derived from the Greek word Eυνήκτης, which means "good swimmer". Four species are currently recognized.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Green Anaconda
speciesEunectes murinus
Yellow Anaconda
speciesEunectes notaeus
Beni Anaconda
speciesEunectes beniensis
Dark-spotted Anaconda
speciesEunectes deschauenseei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32211.