![]() ![]() ![]() This type of coloration serves to keep it well camouflaged when it hunts in the lush tropical forest of South America. The Green Anaconda derives its name from its olive green body colouration and is decorated with black blotches that run the length of the entire body. They live in Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana and on the island of Trinidad. The Green Anacondas are normally found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America. The three other anaconda species are Eunectes beniensis (Bolivian Anaconda), Eunectes deschauenseei (Dark-spotted Anaconda) and Eunectes notaeus (Yellow Anaconda). The scientific name for the Green Aanaconda is Eunectes murinus. Just like the other three species of Anaconda, the Green Anaconda is native to the swamps and rivers of the South American jungle where it hunts in the water and suffocate its prey. ![]() The Green Anaconda is the biggest member of the family Boidae, thus the biggest boa in the world. ![]()
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