Eryx elegans
Species of snake
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::summary Species of snake ::
| image = Eryx elegans distribution map.png | image_caption = Map of the distribution of Eryx elegans | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | genus = Eryx | species = elegans | authority = (Gray, 1849) | synonyms = * Cusoria elegans Gray, 1849
- Cursoria elegans — Günther, 1864
- Eryx elegans — Blanford, 1876
- Eryx elegans — Boulenger, 1893
- Eryx jaculus czarewskii Nikolski, 1916
- Eryx elegans — Stimson, 1969
Eryx elegans (Central Asian sand boa, elegant sand boa) is a boa species endemic to western Central Asia. Like all other boas, it is not venomous. No subspecies are recognized.
Description
Not well-known in the wild or in captivity, this is a small species, reaching about 15 inches (38 cm) in total length (including tail). The dorsal scales are small and slightly keeled. Coloration is very drab, consisting of a light olive-brown background, with small, irregular, darker brown blotches with black edges running along the back. There are also brown blotches on the ventral surface.
Geographic range
Eryx elegans is found in southern Turkmenistan, northern Iran (the Kopet Dag mountains in the north-east and the Azerbaijan region in the north-west), and Afghanistan. The type locality given is "Afghanistan."
References
References
- (2021). "''Eryx elegans''".
- McDiarmid RW, [[Jonathan A. Campbell. Campbell JA]], Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN. 1-893777-00-6 (series). {{ISBN. 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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