Müller’s Sand Boa
Eryx muelleri
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Boa
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Eryx
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 17
- How common
- Recorded in 12 places on iNaturalist
About
Müller’s Sand Boa (Eryx muelleri) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad and 12 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 21 more. Recorded in 12 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Sand Dunes
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
- Sudanian Savanna
- Sahara Desert
Related snakes
- Sistan Sand Boa Eryx sistanensis
- Dwarf Sand Boa Eryx miliaris
- Rough-tailed Sand Boa Eryx conicus
- Sand Boa Eryx colubrinus
- 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.