Boa constrictor

species of snake
Taxon taxon Q215388
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Boa constrictor

Summary

Boa constrictor is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,951 views/month, #622 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boa constrictor's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Boa constrictor is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Boa constrictor's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Boa constrictor belongs to the parent taxon Boa[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Boa constrictor is Boa constrictor[7].
  • Boa constrictor's Commons category is recorded as Boa constrictor[8].
  • Boa constrictor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boa constrictor[9].
  • Boa constrictor's Commons gallery is recorded as Boa constrictor[10].
  • Boa constrictor's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Boa constrictor's taxon synonym is recorded as Boa occidentalis[12].
  • Boa constrictor's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. constrictor'}[13].
  • Boa constrictor is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巨蚺'}[14].
  • Boa constrictor is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kongeboa'}[15].
  • Boa constrictor is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'navadni udav'}[16].
  • Boa constrictor is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ボアコンストリクター'}[17].
  • Boa constrictor's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].
  • Boa constrictor's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Boa constrictor is Boa constrictor[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Boa[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巨蚺'}[14], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kongeboa'}[15], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'navadni udav'}[16], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ボアコンストリクター'}[17].

Identifiers

Boa constrictor's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 32093[20]. Boa constrictor's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8574[21]. Boa constrictor's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795595[22]. Boa constrictor's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2464899[23]. Boa constrictor's ITIS TSN is recorded as 209569[24].

Why It Matters

Boa constrictor ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,951 views/month, #622 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MyFriendIsACamel · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source Q9482
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1034]]: [[Q9482]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon synonym Boa occidentalis
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282544505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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