Candoia

Japanese: Candoia
Candoia

...A general term for non-venomous snakes in the Boinae subfamily, a group closely related to pythons (Boidae). Approximately 25 species are known in 8 genera, and most are found in North and South America, but two species of the Acrantophis genus and one species of the Sanzinia genus are found in Madagascar, and three species of the Candoia genus are found in New Guinea and the islands of the South Pacific. The largest is the anaconda Eunectes murinus (illustration), found in the Amazon basin, which can reach a maximum length of over 9m. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Candoia" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…ボア科ボア亜科Boinaeに含まれる無毒ヘビの総称で,ニシキヘビ類(ボア科)に近縁の一群。約8属25種が知られ,大部分が南北アメリカに分布するが,マダガスカルボア属Acrantophis2種とサンジニアボア属Sanzinia1種がマダガスカルに,パシフィックボア属Candoiaの3種がニューギニアと南太平洋の諸島に分布している。最大はアマゾン流域に分布するアナコンダEunectes murinus(イラスト)で,最大全長が9mを超える。…

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