Photo of a Eastern Sand Boa (Eryx vittatus)
Photo: Leonid A. Neymark, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Boa
Family
Boidae
Genus
Eryx
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Eastern Sand Boa (Eryx vittatus) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Tajikistan. It lives in habitats such as grassland, temperate grassland, steppe, sand dunes and 4 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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.

Related snakes

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