Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Alethinophidia Scientific name Gongylophis muelleri Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Family Boidae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Gongylophis, Eryx jayakari, Eryx elegans, Gongylophis conicus, Eryx tataricus | ||
Gongylophis muelleri, known commonly as the Saharan sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
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Etymology
The specific name, muelleri, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Fritz Müller.
Geographic range
G. muelleri is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Nota bene: The trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Gongylophis.
References
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