The Solomon Island Ground Boa

A profile of the Solomon Island Ground Boa. By Dick and Patti Bartlett Common Name: Solomon Island Ground Boa Scientific name: Candoia paulsoni Range: Solomon Islands and other nearby Islands. Size: Nears 4 feet, males are the smaller gender. Color: Individually variable. Capable of considerable metachrosis (voluntary, usually day to night color changes). Ground colors red-orange through orange to brown, occasionally cream to white. Usually a prominent darker dorsal zig-zag pattern. Reproduction: Live-bearing Comments: Once a herpetoculturist favorite, today it is not as commonly seen.

This black and white phase of the Solomon Island Ground Boa is coveted by hobbyists

This was a commonly imported color phase of the Solomon Island Ground Boa.