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Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

Tree Boas

Photo: Amazon Basin Emerald Treeboa
Photo courtesy of Mike H.

Corallus is a genus of boas found in Central America, South America and the West Indies. Seven species are currently recognized. All members of this genus are long, slightly flattened laterally and have thin bodies with large heads. They typically have relatively large eyes, although this is less pronounced in the larger species, such as the emerald tree boa, Corallus caninus. The anterior teeth are highly elongated, often being several times the length one would expect for snakes of their size. These are used for penetrating layers of feathers to get a firm grip on birds, their primary prey. All members of the genus are nocturnal and have large numbers of very pronounced thermoreceptive pits are located between the labial scales. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all treeboas. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

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Another outdoor shoot
by mike h. - May 23, 2011 12:14 AM
5 Jun 02, 2011 02:20 PM
by monklet
ETB
by Rearfanged1 - May 15, 2011 11:38 AM
1 May 18, 2011 07:27 AM
by EdMarino
An outdoor photoshoot
by Mike H. - May 07, 2011 01:49 PM
3 Jun 09, 2011 07:35 PM
by Mike H.
How do you think....
by MikesMonitors - May 02, 2011 09:41 AM
1 May 02, 2011 10:32 AM
by mike h.
ATBs at ReptileFest
by Mike H. - Apr 13, 2011 06:22 PM
5 May 06, 2011 06:46 PM
by PHFaust
Selective breeding with polymorphic sps.
by varanid - Apr 12, 2011 11:25 AM
2 Apr 19, 2011 08:32 AM
by basinboa
ATB colors and morphs
by apocalyp - Apr 12, 2011 07:32 AM
0 No replies
Haitian tree boas?
by nisa - Apr 05, 2011 09:02 PM
1 Apr 11, 2011 05:47 PM
by prprjp
General ETB questions
by apocalyp - Apr 01, 2011 10:06 AM
3 Apr 04, 2011 08:57 PM
by EdMarino
an '10 red baby
by Mike H. - Mar 26, 2011 03:19 AM
2 May 02, 2011 10:34 AM
by mike h.
One of the craziest looking ATBs ever!
by Mike H. - Mar 21, 2011 12:14 AM
0 No replies
Here's hoping for some C. annulatus
by boidsonly - Mar 17, 2011 01:48 PM
1 Mar 19, 2011 07:55 AM
by Rico Walder
Sunday eveing photoshoot
by mike h. - Mar 14, 2011 11:25 AM
3 Mar 29, 2011 11:43 AM
by mike h.
Amazon Tree Boas.....
by Mike H. - Mar 06, 2011 04:11 AM
2 Mar 07, 2011 12:45 AM
by Mike H.
Giant girl, Aurora
by Mike H. - Mar 02, 2011 03:22 AM
4 Aug 08, 2011 08:25 AM
by STUART
One of this year's gravid gals
by Mike H. - Mar 02, 2011 03:19 AM
1 Mar 07, 2011 08:05 AM
by BuzzardBall
Hotter than a blow torch!
by Mike H. - Feb 24, 2011 11:44 PM
0 No replies
My "tree boas"
by natsamjosh - Feb 24, 2011 10:09 PM
4 Feb 27, 2011 07:36 PM
by natsamjosh
Nov '10 baby, bright orange
by Mike H. - Feb 24, 2011 02:34 AM
7 Mar 17, 2011 08:36 PM
by varanid
Friday night photoshoot
by mike h. - Feb 21, 2011 01:23 PM
4 Feb 27, 2011 10:59 AM
by monklet
Is she blind?
by mysticsweet - Feb 19, 2011 12:10 PM
1 Feb 23, 2011 09:50 AM
by EdMarino
Sanzinia taxonomy
by NOdum - Feb 15, 2011 03:23 PM
0 No replies
Questions for Sanzinia Breeders
by vegasbilly - Feb 13, 2011 09:36 PM
6 Feb 15, 2011 08:54 PM
by vegasbilly
Trinket, usual looking Garden Phase
by mike h. - Feb 13, 2011 01:33 AM
4 Feb 18, 2011 05:06 PM
by twillis10
adding a misting system
by snakeylo - Feb 11, 2011 11:28 AM
1 Feb 11, 2011 07:12 PM
by vegasbilly
Laser & Cosmo, a couple '10 Tigers
by Mike H. - Feb 06, 2011 12:02 PM
1 Feb 06, 2011 08:44 PM
by tmshaffer
Saturn, my '09 Tiger holdback
by Mike H. - Feb 06, 2011 11:55 AM
0 No replies
Sanzinia Hook-Up
by vegasbilly - Feb 05, 2011 10:49 AM
5 Feb 07, 2011 11:00 PM
by Doug T
Question on heating Amazon tree boas.
by BradleySturgeon - Jan 31, 2011 05:26 PM
2 Feb 08, 2011 03:45 PM
by BradleySturgeon
A different Tree Boa
by boidsonly - Jan 23, 2011 01:46 PM
3 Feb 05, 2011 06:14 PM
by vegasbilly
Sanzinia m. madagascariensis + volontany
by Caribbeanboids - Jan 11, 2011 08:49 AM
12 Feb 07, 2011 11:09 PM
by Doug T
Sanzinia Courting
by vegasbilly - Jan 05, 2011 07:54 PM
7 Jan 12, 2011 01:36 PM
by speedyandmerlin
Small Tree Boa
by skyfire_1 - Jan 02, 2011 06:33 PM
2 Jan 16, 2011 09:13 AM
by bloodpython_MA
Leopard Morph's metallic eyes
by Mike H. - Dec 15, 2010 12:45 AM
5 Jan 03, 2011 11:45 PM
by mike h.
Amazon Tree Boa Litter born 11/4/10
by Ckoutris - Dec 06, 2010 10:02 PM
4 Dec 20, 2010 03:54 AM
by Ckoutris
Sanzinia genetics?
by NOdum - Dec 03, 2010 09:26 AM
17 Feb 16, 2011 06:00 PM
by Doug T
Amazon litter
by Rico Walder - Dec 02, 2010 07:46 AM
7 Dec 06, 2010 07:18 PM
by jasin
ETB tail slapping
by tomcovert - Nov 30, 2010 11:14 AM
3 Dec 03, 2010 01:31 AM
by BAM_Reptiles
New pics of corallus ruschenbergerii
by boidsonly - Nov 30, 2010 11:07 AM
0 No replies
Breeding ETB's
by anthill - Nov 01, 2010 10:07 AM
6 Nov 12, 2010 07:13 PM
by anthill
First tree boa
by snakekate - Oct 27, 2010 05:07 PM
1 Oct 28, 2010 03:52 PM
by twillis10
mites!
by Potato_Snakes - Oct 27, 2010 01:57 AM
2 Oct 30, 2010 02:55 AM
by Potato_Snakes
Sanzinia
by alanB - Oct 23, 2010 03:31 PM
6 Nov 21, 2010 07:21 AM
by Gary Schiavino
Tiger Madness
by Ghireptiles - Oct 23, 2010 11:21 AM
6 Nov 01, 2010 11:57 PM
by Ckoutris
A couple Leopard portraits
by mike h. - Oct 17, 2010 01:50 AM
0 No replies
Basin Emerald birth last night.
by lichanura - Oct 16, 2010 09:38 AM
8 Dec 05, 2010 07:36 PM
by highvoltageben
papuan dwarf tree boa
by twillis10 - Oct 11, 2010 11:48 PM
0 No replies
Saturday's ATB litter
by mike h. - Oct 11, 2010 07:56 PM
7 Oct 25, 2010 06:41 PM
by ckoutris
I like 'em yellow!
by Mike H. - Oct 08, 2010 08:35 AM
1 Oct 22, 2010 08:06 PM
by AdamNC
A couple Tiger tongue shots
by Mike H. - Oct 06, 2010 01:28 AM
0 No replies
Yellow
by Amazon_Addict - Oct 02, 2010 05:18 AM
0 No replies
Red 2
by Amazon_Addict - Oct 02, 2010 05:16 AM
0 No replies
Red 1
by Amazon_Addict - Oct 02, 2010 05:13 AM
0 No replies
Tiger 2
by Amazon_Addict - Oct 02, 2010 05:12 AM
0 No replies
Tiger 1
by Amazon_Addict - Oct 02, 2010 05:07 AM
0 No replies
My first Time on this Forum.
by Amazon_Addict - Oct 02, 2010 05:04 AM
5 Oct 08, 2010 12:20 AM
by Mike H.
My first tiger
by AbsoluteApril - Sep 29, 2010 03:47 PM
2 Sep 29, 2010 11:33 PM
by Mike H.
UPDATED LUCY PIC!!
by joshhutto - Sep 20, 2010 12:47 AM
38 Oct 01, 2010 12:23 PM
by IkeLightner
Cycling Sanzinia Together
by vegasbilly - Sep 18, 2010 10:27 AM
1 Sep 29, 2010 07:49 PM
by Doug T
Eye on you (ATB)
by Snakesunlimited1 - Sep 16, 2010 08:35 PM
0 No replies
follikels ?!
by semina - Sep 14, 2010 12:59 PM
0 No replies
Pics at The Red Canopy!!
by ckoutris - Sep 11, 2010 08:04 AM
5 Sep 13, 2010 08:49 PM
by ckoutris
Mandarin Sanzinia Pair
by vegasbilly - Sep 05, 2010 04:04 PM
0 No replies
Gravid female pics
by Mike H. - Sep 05, 2010 04:00 AM
1 Sep 07, 2010 11:32 AM
by twillis10
Sexing/Probing ETB?
by shedyourfears - Aug 13, 2010 10:52 AM
2 Aug 15, 2010 07:06 PM
by shedyourfears
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by gothic5 - Aug 10, 2010 02:52 PM
3 Aug 11, 2010 01:24 PM
by gothic5
Noel produced a litter of babies!!!
by EdMarino - Aug 09, 2010 08:58 AM
3 Aug 10, 2010 07:53 AM
by Rico Walder
LUCY AMAZON TREE BOA!!!!! by GCR
by joshhutto - Aug 06, 2010 04:46 AM
13 Aug 29, 2010 05:17 PM
by joshhutto
2010 Tiger x Candycane Tiger litter
by Ghireptiles - Aug 03, 2010 07:30 PM
17 Sep 03, 2010 08:56 PM
by ckoutris
Couple of my Amazons
by ceniceros - Jul 27, 2010 10:12 AM
3 Aug 05, 2010 09:55 PM
by Ghireptiles
Smallest Tree snake?
by Skyfire_1 - Jul 20, 2010 07:40 PM
0 No replies
another one...
by reptilia20 - Jul 17, 2010 07:45 PM
2 Jul 19, 2010 11:38 AM
by reptilia20
A few pics of my sanzinia
by reptilia20 - Jul 17, 2010 07:44 PM
0 No replies
Sanzinia ?'s
by reptilia20 - Jul 17, 2010 07:10 PM
4 Jul 22, 2010 01:11 PM
by boidsonly
tree boas friendly?
by mrtigger - Jun 27, 2010 10:47 PM
3 Aug 06, 2010 10:52 PM
by amarilrose
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