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Every reptile, amphibian, arachnid and isopod species with recorded captive observations, grouped by kind and family. Find the animal you keep, then check it against our shipping policy in one click.
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The catalogue helps you find and name animals. Eligibility depends on species policy, carrier contracts, your route, date and weather, and is checked for every shipment. Fields we haven't reviewed are unknown, never assumed safe.
Pythons & boas
88 species
| Species | Category | Family | Species policy | Captive records | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bismarck Ringed PythonBothrochilus boa | Pythons & boas | Pythonidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Solomon Island Ground boaCandoia paulsoni | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Eastern Rainbow BoaEpicrates crassus | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Desert Sand BoaEryx miliaris | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Irian PythonApodora papuana | Pythons & boas | Pythonidae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Mollucan PythonSimalia clastolepis | Pythons & boas | Pythonidae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Dark-spotted AnacondaEunectes deschauenseei | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Bahamian BoaChilabothrus strigilatus | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Burrowing PythonLoxocemus bicolor | Pythons & boas | Loxocemidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Cook's Tree BoaCorallus cookii | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Javelin Sand BoaEryx jaculus | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Arabian Sand BoaEryx jayakari | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Sahara Sand BoaEryx muelleri | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Southern White-lipped PythonLeiopython fredparkeri | Pythons & boas | Pythonidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Cayman Islands Dwarf BoaTropidophis caymanensis | Pythons & boas | Tropidophiidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Pygmy PythonAntaresia perthensis | Pythons & boas | Pythonidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
 Santa Lucía Boa ConstrictorBoa orophiasPhoto CC BY: (c) Edward Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Edward Bell | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Virgin Islands boaChilabothrus granti | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Ecuadorian Annulated Tree BoaCorallus blombergi | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Halmahera PythonSimalia tracyae | Pythons & boas | Pythonidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Clouded Boa ConstrictorBoa nebulosa | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
African Burrowing PythonCalabaria reinhardtii | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Round Island BoaCasarea dussumieri | Pythons & boas | Bolyeriidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Whitaker’s sand boaEryx whitakeri | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Northern Eyelash BoaTropidophis boulengeri | Pythons & boas | Tropidophiidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Haitian Dwarf BoaTropidophis haetianus | Pythons & boas | Tropidophiidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Cuban Dwarf BoaTropidophis melanurus | Pythons & boas | Tropidophiidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Panamanian Dwarf BoaUngaliophis panamensis | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
About this catalogue
Where the list comes from
Species-level taxa with at least one iNaturalist observation marked captive, refreshed periodically. “Captive records” counts observations, not animals traded, and includes zoo collections.
How it's organized
Each species is placed in a group and category from its taxonomic order and family. Our operations team reviews names, handling notes and categories over time.
Photos
Shown only when the photographer licensed the image CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, with attribution. Other species show an illustration.