Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Erycinae
Genus: Eryx
Species: Eryx elegans

Name

Eryx elegans (Gray, 1849)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1843.7.21.70 (formerly BMNH IV.19.1a), adult ♀, collected by East India Company.
  • Type locality: “Afghanistan”.

Combinations

  • Cusoria elegans Gray, 1849: 107 [original combination]
  • Eryx elegans — Blanford, 1876: 402 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

Asia

References

Primary references

  • Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman: London. i–xv + 1–125. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Central Asia Sand Boa
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