BCC’s also reach larger sizes than boa imperator (BCI) and are known for their striking colouration and red / cream contrast on their tail. If you are spending the full price of a bcc it’s important to be sure you are getting what you are paying for. As such unscrupulous dealers often refer to their common boas as “red tailed boas”. The first difference is that boa constrictor constrictor, or “bcc” as it is shortened to commands up to 10x the price. I’m referring to the common boa as boa imperator as this is the name now used in scientific journals, and no doubt will filter it’s way into the pet trade, although we can often be slow to move with change! DNA sequencing found that there was a 5-7% genetic divergence between boa constrictor constrictor and boa constrictor imperator, which was enough to move it into it’s own genus. Interestingly, boa constrictor imperator was reclassified as Boa imperator in 2009, but is still referred to as boa constrictor imperator by the pet trade. This gets confusing when you consider that boa constrictor constrictor, a separate species, is known as the True Red Tailed Boa, or frequently refers to the locality, for example Guayana Red Tailed Boa constrictor. The main species sold in the pet trade, boa imperator is a Columbian species and is sometimes called the Columbian Boa, Common Boa, or Columbian Red Tailed boa. There are two main species of boa constrictor referred to as “boas” and their care is very similar. 11 Breeding Boa Constrictors Meet the Boa Constrictor
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