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''Eunectes stirtoni'' is an extinct species of anaconda that lived during the
Middle Miocene The Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene. The sub-epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma to 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma (million y ...
( Laventan) in the area of the present-day
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. Fossils of the species have been found in the
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at La Venta, Colombia. The validity of this species has been called into question.


See also

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Eunectes beniensis ''Eunectes beniensis'' is a boa species known only from the northeastern parts of Bolivia. Its common names, the Bolivian anaconda and the Beni anaconda, are derived from the geographic location of its native habitat: the Beni area of Bolivia. Li ...
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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 ...
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Green anaconda The green anaconda (''Eunectes murinus''), also known as the giant Emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa or sucuri, is a boa species found in South America. It is the heaviest and one of the longest known extant snake species. Lik ...
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Yellow anaconda The yellow anaconda (''Eunectes notaeus''), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda. No subs ...


References

stirton Miocene reptiles of South America Laventan Neogene Colombia Fossils of Colombia Honda Group, Colombia Fossil taxa described in 1977 Taxa named by Robert Hoffstetter {{Alethinophidia-stub