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Basic information
Eryx jaculus
Javelin Sand Boa
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyBoas
GenusSand boas
- Czech name
- Hroznýšek turecký
- English name
- Javelin Sand Boa
- Alternative names
- (Westliche) Sandboa, Boa delle sabbie, European Sandboa, Sand Boa, Spotted Sand Boa, Западный удавчик
- Synonyms
- Anguis jaculus, Boa turcica, Eryx cerastes, Eryx familiaris, Eryx jaculus familiaris, Eryx jaculus proprius, Eryx jaculus urmianus, Eryx jaculus var. teherana, Eryx persicus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 800 mm
- SVL
- max 738 mm
- Body mass
- max 254.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~2 g
- Offspring total length
- max 115 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 160 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24.7 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Ovoviviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–20 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3BG99 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13957 · dryad-v5