Gongylophis

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Rough-scaled Sand Boa, Gongylophis conicus
Rough-scaled Sand Boa, Gongylophis conicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Erycinae
Genus: Gongylophis
Wagler, 1830

Gongylophis is a genus of snake commonly referred to as the sand boa. It consists of three species, found predominantly in Africa and into the Middle East.

[edit] Species

Genus Gongylophis (Wagler, 1830):

  • Kenyan Sand Boa, Gongylophis colubrinus
  • Gongylophis colubrinus colubrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei (Stull, 1923)
  • Gongylophis conicus conicus (Schneider, 1801)
  • Gongylophis conicus brevis (Deraniyagala, 1951)
  • Saharan Sand Boa, Gongylophis muelleri
  • Gongylophis muelleri muelleri (Boulenger, 1892)
  • Gongylophis muelleri subniger (Angel, 1938)

[edit] See also

  • Genus Eryx, the snakes of the genus Gongylophis were once classified as Eryx.

[edit] References


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