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Basic information
Eryx conicus
Common Sand Boa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyBoas
GenusSand Boas
- Czech name
- Hroznýšek skvrnitý
- English name
- Common Sand Boa
- Alternative names
- Gefleckte Sandboa, Rauhschwanz-Sandboa, Rough-scaled Sand Boa, Rough-scaled Sandboa, Rough-tailed Sand Boa
- Synonyms
- Boa conica, Eryx conicus brevis, Eryx conicus var. laevis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Arid, Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,000 mm
- SVL
- max 240 mm
- Body mass
- max 480.8 g
- Offspring total length
- max 237 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 28.2 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–23 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3BG94 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13955 · dryad-v5