Erycinae

Erycinae
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
Javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Erycinae
Bonaparte, 1831
Synonyms
  • Erycina
    Bonaparte, 1831
  • Erycidae
    Bonaparte, 1840
  • Erycina
    — Bonaparte, 1840
  • Erycides
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Charinidae
    Cope, 1900
  • Erycinae
    Kuhn, 1967
  • Erycinidae
    Kuhn, 1967

The Erycinae, also known as the Old World sand boas,[1] are a subfamily of nonvenomous snakes in the family Boidae. Species of the subfamily Erycinae are found in Europe, Asia Minor, Africa, Arabia, central and southwestern Asia, India, Sri Lanka, and western North America. Four genera comprising 18 species are currently recognized as being valid.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Erycinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 July 2008.