Eryx jayakari, known commonly as the Arabian sand boa or Jayakar's sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.[3] The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran where it spends the day buried in the sand.
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Eryxjayakari, known commonly as the Arabian sand boa or Jayakar's sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to the...
reinhardtii) Charina type species; the northern rubber boa (C. bottae) Eryx type species; the javelin sand boa (E. jaculus) Lichanura type species; the...
eponymous Eryxjayakari), as well as lizards (including the eponymous Omanosaura jayakari) and invertebrates (including the eponymous Hottentotta jayakari). He...
species lay eggs, however: the Arabian sand boa, Eryxjayakari, and the West African sand boa, Eryx muelleri. Poaching and smuggling of sand boas is often...
Global status Trend Habitat and distribution Image Arabian sand boa Eryxjayakari 40 cm (16 in) Least concern Widespread across the peninsula as well...
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