Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Eryx elegans Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Boidae Higher classification Eryx | |
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Similar Eryx, Snake, Boas, Reptile, Eryx whitakeri | ||
Eryx elegans is a nonvenomous boa species endemic to western Central Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
Not well known in the wild or in captivity, this is a small species, reaching about 15 inches (38 cm) in total length (including tail). The dorsal scales are small and slightly keeled. Coloration is very drab, consisting of a light olive-brown background, with small, irregular, darker brown blotches with black edges running along the back. There are also brown blotches on the ventral surface.
Geographic range
E. elegans is found in southern Turkmenistan, northern Iran (the Kopet Dag mountains in the north-east and the Azerbaijan region in the north-west), and Afghanistan. The type locality given is "Afghanistan."
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