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Basic information
Eryx jayakari
Arabian Sand Boa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyBoas
GenusSand Boas
- Czech name
- Hroznýšek arabský
- English name
- Arabian Sand Boa
- Alternative names
- Arabische Sandboa, Jayakar's sand boa
- Synonyms
- Eryx fodiens
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Mountain pass
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 640 mm
- Body mass
- max 134.4 g
- Offspring total length
- max 135 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 17–42 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–4 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3BG9B · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13958 · dryad-v5