Species

Eryx vittatus

Eryx vittatus · described by CHERNOV 1959

Kenyan Sand Boa, a close relative of Eryx vittatus

Pictured: Kenyan Sand Boa, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

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The facts

Scientific name
Eryx vittatus
First described
CHERNOV 1959
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Boidae
Genus
Eryx

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree