De schauensee's anaconda
The Dark-spotted anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei) is a semi-aquatic boa species endemic to northeastern South America. Like all boas, it is a non-venomous constrictor.
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CarnivoreA carnivore meaning 'meat eater' is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of a...
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PrecocialPrecocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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SemiaquaticSemiaquatic animals are those that are primarily or partly terrestrial but that spend a large amount of time swimming or otherwise occupied in wate...
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Ambush predatorAmbush predators are carnivorous animals that capture or trap prey by stealth, luring, or by (typically instinctive) strategies utilizing an elemen...
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Not a migrantAnimals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.
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starts withAdult males of this species measure 130-211 cm (51-83 in) and adult females 120-231 cm (47-91 in) in snout–vent length.
Dark-spotted anacondas are found in South America, in northern Brazil (the Pará and Amapá states), and in French Guiana. There they live in swampy, seasonally flooded freshwater areas of the Amazonian savanna.
Dark-spotted anacondas spend all their lives in and around water and are proficient swimmers and divers. When not in water they will climb up in trees where they also can hunt their prey or just sunbathe hanging from large branches above bodies of water.
Little information is known about the diet habits of this species.
The breeding time of Dark-spotted anacondas probably occurs from autumn to spring (May to December). Gestation may last as long as 9 months. Litter size among 5 gravid females ranged from 3 to 27 (mean 10.6) young. Newborns measure 29-53 cm (11-21 in) in snout–vent length.
There are no major threats facing the Dark-spotted anaconda. The savanna habitat where these snakes occur is highly threatened by agricultural expansion, but the threat posed to this species is not known.
The IUCN Red List and other sources don’t provide the number of the Dark-spotted anaconda total population size. Currently, this species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
