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Basic information
Eryx johnii
Baluchistani Blind Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyBoas
GenusSand boas
- Czech name
- Hroznýšek indický
- English name
- Baluchistani Blind Snake
- Alternative names
- Brown Sand Boa, Brown Sandboa, Indian Sand Boa, Indian Sandboa, Persische Sandboa), Red Sand Boa, Smooth Sandboa
- Synonyms
- Boa anguiformis, Boa johnii, Eryx maculatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,000 mm
- SVL
- max 820 mm
- Body mass
- max 480.8 g
- Offspring total length
- max 175 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24.4 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–14 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3BG9C · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13959 · dryad-v5