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New Guinea ground boa
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New Guinea ground boa

Candoia aspera

Candoia aspera, known commonly as the viper boa or New Guinea ground boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. As its common name suggests, it is found in New Guinea. They are a terrestrial species, living in the undergrowth. They are considerably smaller than the rest of the Boidae. Viper boas get anywhere from 2' to 3' feet in length. They are known to be primarily nocturnal. Viper boas are known to be...

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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 32113.