πBoomslang
The boomslang is a highly venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2021.
- Body mass
- 3.77 kg
- Body length
- 1.85 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 8.7 years
Everything we know about the Boomslang
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass3.77 kgrecord 0.56 kg Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Record: largest individual on record
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Body length1.85 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan8.7 yearsrecord 8.7 years Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Activity cycleDiurnalReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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VenomousYesReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Snoutβvent length0.86 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Volume l3.8 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Boomslang yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassSquamata
- βΊfamilyColubridae
- βΊgenusDispholidus
- βΊspeciesDispholidus typus
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes Β· Squamata
- infraorderSnakes Β· Serpentes
- genusDispholidus
All 12 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes Β· Squamata
- infraorderSnakes Β· Serpentes
- genusDispholidus
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