Eunectes deschauenseei

Eunectes deschauenseei, commonly known as the dark-spotted anaconda or De Schauensee's anaconda, is a species of snake in the subfamily Boinae of the family Boidae. The species is native to northeastern South America. Like all boas, it is a nonvenomous constrictor. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Taxonomy

The specific name, deschauenseei, is in honor of American ornithologist Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, who donated a specimen to the Philadelphia Zoo in 1924. The type locality given is "probably collected on the island of Marajo at the mouth of the Amazon". ==Distribution and habitat==

Distribution and habitat

Eunectes deschauenseei is found in South America, in northern Brazil (the Pará and Amapá states) and French Guiana. E. deschauenseei is a semi-aquatic species usually found in swampy, seasonally flooded freshwater areas at elevations below . ==Description==

Description

Adult males of E. deschauenseei measure and adult females in snout-to-vent length (SVL). ==Reproduction==

Reproduction

Vitellogenesis in E. deschauenseei probably occurs from autumn to spring (May to December). Gestation may last as long as nine months. Litter size among five gravid females ranged from 3 to 27 (mean 10.6). Newborns measure in snout–vent length. ==Conservation==

Conservation

The savanna habitat of E. deschauenseei is highly threatened by agricultural expansion, but the threat posed on this species is not known. ==References==

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