Boa (genus)

Boa
Temporal range: Paleogene-Recent (Eocene to Holocene),
Boa constrictor, B. constrictor
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Boinae
Genus: Boa
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Boa constrictor
Linnaeus, 1758

Boa is a genus of boas found in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Five extant species, and one extinct, are currently recognized.