Excuse my ignorance but what would you classify as the worlds smallest full grown boa? I have never really thought about it until now and searching has not helped me. I need to do a report on them.
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David Hiscock.
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Worlds smallest boa
CrazyCorn
Nov 17, 2003 11:37 AM
Replies (6)
meretseger
Nov 17, 2003 12:21 PM
Perhaps Eryx elegans? They reach only 16 inches as adults. You might also want to see if there's a Candoia that stays smaller than that, I don't know much about them. You're going to run into a bit of a controversy as to what is and is not classified as a boa (ex. Tropidophis). Good luck!
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?
meretseger
Nov 18, 2003 03:09 AM
So all you guys classify Tropidophis as a boa? Most of my newer books seem to place them in their own family. I have no opinion myself, just as I have no opinion about Calabaria, despite the fact that I own one.
(I have to tell people... This is my Calabar burrowing ground thingie)
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?
sigbboy
Nov 18, 2003 04:33 PM
Nope, I cant classify anything myself, just helping a person out and learning for myself just what is the smallest boa
Whether by common name or scientific classification it is something to look into more.
Randy
sigbboy
Nov 17, 2003 03:47 PM
There arent any "known" Candoia that small as adults that I have heard of. Looking at Dick Bartletts book "popular pythons and boas" he mentions 12" average Turks and Caicos dwarf boa as "one " of the smallest (Tropidophis greenwayi lanthanus). I'm no expert on these but maybe this will get you in the right area Randy
SnakeBiteJunkies
Nov 17, 2003 09:16 PM
Honestly, I'm not sure which is technically the "smallest", however, I would think that it would be either one of the sand boas (Eryx sp.), woodsnakes or "dwarf" boas (Tropidophis sp.), or possibly the Bromeliad Boa (Ungaliophis sp.) of Central America, which is one of my favorites. Candoias, although relatively small, are definately out, as are Rosies (Lichanura), Rubbers (Charina), Mexican burrowing "python" (Loxocemus) and Calibaria.
Again, just my $.02. After all, you asked for it.
jay w.
Nov 18, 2003 12:12 AM
My adult greenwayi from North Caicos Island are maxed out at 10". I've seen pardalis smaller than that. Candoia carinata carinata are pretty small too.
Jay
