Boa

Boa

Boa may mean:

Snakes

• Boidae, a family of basal constrictor snakes, including:
  • Acrantophis, a genus commonly known as "boas", including:
    • Dumeril's Boa, Acrantophis dumerili, native to Madagascar
    • Madagascar Ground Boa, Acrantophis madagascariensis native to Madagascar, and the largest snake species occurring there
  • Boa (genus), including:
    • Boa constrictor, or Red-tailed Boa native to the Americas and Caribbean,
  • Charina, a genus commonly known as "boas", including:
    • Rubber Boa, Charina bottae, native to the United States
  • Tree boa, most commonly the genus Corallus, including:
    • Corallus blombergi, commonly known as the "Ecuadorian Annulated Tree Boa", native to the Pacific coast of Ecuador
    • Emerald tree boa, Corallus caninus, native to South America
    • Corallus cookii, commonly known as "Cook's tree boa", native to the island of St. Vincent
    • Corallus cropanii, an extremely rare species native to the Brazilian state of São Paulo
    • Corallus grenadensis, commonly known as the "Grenadian Tree Boa" or "Grenadian Bank Tree Boa", native to Grenada and the Grenadines
    • Amazon tree boa, Corallus hortulanus, native to South America
    • Corallus ruschenbergerii, commonly known as the "Central American Tree Boa" or "Trinidad Tree Boa", native to South America and the Caribbean
  • Epicrates, a terrestrial genus commonly known as "boas", including:
    • Rainbow boa, Epicrates cenchria, native to Central and South America and the Caribbean
    • Abaco Island Boa, or "Northern Bahamas Boa", Epicrates exsul, native to Great Abaco Island, Bahamas
    • Puerto Rican Boa, Epicrates inornatus, native to Puerto Rico
    • Jamaican Boa, Epicrates subflavus, native to Jamaica and Goat Island
  • Eryx (genus), commonly known as "sand boas", including:
    • Eryx johnii, commonly known as the "brown sand boa" or "Indian sand boa", native to Asia
    • Eryx whitakeri, commonly known as "Whitaker's sand boa", native to India
  • Gongylophis, a genus commonly known as "sand boas", including:
    • Gongylophis conicus, commonly known as the "rough tailed-" or "rough scaled sand boa", native to Asia
  • Other genera:
    • Madagascar Tree Boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis, native to Madagascar

Other uses

• Boa constructor, a cross-platform integrated development environment and a wxPython GUI builder for the [Python programming language
• BOA, Croatian and former Yugoslav music group
• BoA, a South Korean singer
• Boa, a Chilean thrash-metal band
• Bôa, a rock band formed in London in 1993, famous for the song "Duvet"
• Feather boa, a fashion accessory
• Boa (web server), a small-footprint web server
• Luis Boa Morte, a Portuguese footballer often known simply as "Boa"
• BOA Technology, a company that manufactures the BOA lacing system.
  • BOA lacing system

BOA or BoA (as an acronym)

As an acronym, BOA or BoA may mean:

• Beat of Angel, a backronym for BoA, singer.
• Bands of America, an organization that arranges and hosts high school band concert festivals and marching competitions
• Bank of Africa, a multinational bank
• Bank of America, the largest commercial bank in the United States
• Blades of Avernum, a computer role-playing game
• Bloodstock Open Air, a British hard rock and extreme metal festival
• Boliviana de Aviacion, a planned Bolivian state airline
• Book of Abraham, a scriptural text for some denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement
• British Olympic Association, which oversees Britain's participation in the Olympic Games