Dwarf Sand Boa
Eryx miliaris
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Boa
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Eryx
- Continents
- Asia, Europe
- Countries
- 12
- How common
- Common
About
Dwarf Sand Boa (Eryx miliaris) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan and 7 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, mountain forest, subalpine forest and 21 more. Common: recorded in 155 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Steppe
- Desert
- Cold Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Sand Dunes
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- European Steppe
- Syrian Desert
- Iranian Plateau Steppe
- Mesopotamian Marshes
- Chinese Montane Forest
- Central Asian Steppe
- Gobi Desert
Related snakes
- Sistan Sand Boa Eryx sistanensis
- Rough-tailed Sand Boa Eryx conicus
- Sand Boa Eryx colubrinus
- Müller’s Sand Boa Eryx muelleri
- Whitaker's Boa Eryx whitakeri
- Somali Sand Boa Eryx somalicus
- Red Sand Boa Eryx johnii
- Central Asian Sand Boa Eryx elegans
- Arabian Sand Boa Eryx jayakari
- Biji Sand Boa Eryx borrii
- Eryx primitivus
- Eastern Sand Boa Eryx vittatus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.