Eryx whitakeri
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| Eryx whitakeri | |
|---|---|
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| Juvenile in Pilerne, Goa, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Subfamily: | Erycinae |
| Genus: | Eryx |
| Species: | E. whitakeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eryx whitakeri Das, 1991 | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: Whitaker's sandboa, Whitaker's boa.
Eryx whitakeri is a non-venomous boa species found in coastal southern India. Named in honor of Romulus Whitaker. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range
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Juvenile in Pilerne, Goa (top view)
Adult Whitaker's Boa in Pilerne, Goa
Found in southwestern coastal India in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, and southern Maharashtra. The type locality given is "Mangalore, Karnataka State, India."[1]
See also
- List of erycine species and subspecies
- Erycinae by common name
- Erycinae by taxonomic synonyms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Eryx whitakeri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
Further reading
- Whitaker R, Captain A. 2004. Snakes of India. Draco Books, 500 pp.
- Das, I. 1991. A new species of Eryx (Boidae Serpentes: Squamata) from south-western India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 88 (1): 92-97.
- Jones, C. 2004. Sandboas. Reptilia 9 (3): 20-30.
External links
- Eryx whitakeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 July 2008.
- Image of Eryx whitakeri at India Nature Watch. Accessed 10 July 2008.
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