Species of snake
Eryx johnii
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Eryx johnii at Satara, Maharashtra, India
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Reptilia
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Order:
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Squamata
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Suborder:
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Serpentes
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Family:
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Boidae
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Genus:
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Eryx
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Species:
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E. johnii
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Binomial name
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Eryx johnii
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Synonyms[2]
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- Boa Johnii
Russell, 1801
- [Boa] Anguiformis
Schneider, 1801
- Clothonia anguiformis
— Daudin, 1803
- [Tortrix] eryx indicus
Schlegel, 1837
- Clothonia Johnii
— Gray, 1842
- Eryx Johnii
— A.M.C Duméril & Bibron, 1844
- Eryx maculatus
Hallowell, 1849
- Eryx johnii
— Boulenger, 1890
- Eryx jaculus var. johnii
— Ingoldby, 1923
- Eryx johnii johnii
— Stull, 1935
- [Eryx] johnii
— Kluge, 1993
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Eryx johnii is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. The species is native to Iran, Pakistan, and India. There are no subspecies which are recognized as being valid.[3]
Common names include: Indian sand boa,[4] John's sand boa,[5] iruthalai nagam,[6] mannuli pambu,[7] red sand boa,[7] and brown sand boa.[8]
- ^ Anderson, S.; Papenfuss, T.; Srinivasulu, C.; Kulkarni, N.U.; Mohapatra, P.; Milto, K.; Bhattarai, S.; Vyas, R.; Ganesh, S.R.; Thakur, S. (2021). "Eryx johnii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164733A1071806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T164733A1071806.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (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).
- ^ "Eryx johnii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
- ^ Mehrtens JM (1987). Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Russell (1801).
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Species Eryx johnii at The Reptile Database
www.reptile-database.org.