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Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Eryx colubrinus
Species recognized by Egypt Species List, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, Ethiopia Species List, Kenya Species List, Mauritania Species List, Somalia Species List, Uganda Species List, wikipedia EU, Indian Ocean Species List, NCBI, Hone et al 2013, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records UK
Eryx colubrinus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by ReptileDB
Eryx rufescens Ahl 1933
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records Germany
Eryx thebaicus A. Reuss 1834
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Eryx thebaicus Duméril & Bibron 1844
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records Germany
Gongylophis colubrinus
Species recognized by Ethiopia Species List, Kenya Species List, Mauritania Species List, Somalia Species List, Uganda Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Anguis colubrina
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Anguis colubrina
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Eryx colubrinus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Eryx colubrinus
Recognized by Flickr Group
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Eryx thebaicus
Recognized by iDigBio type specimen records
Gongylophis colubrinus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and CITES
Gongylophis colubrinus
Recognized by AnAge and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images

Alternative Names

Gongylophis colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Anguis colubrina Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei (Stull 1923)
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Eryx colubrinus
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Eryx jaculus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Eryx loveridgei Stull 1932
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Eryx rufescens Ahl 1933
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Eryx thebaicus loveridgei Stull 1932
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Eryx thebaicus
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Eryx thebaicus Duméril & Bibron 1844
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Eryx thebaicus Reuss 1834
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Eryx (Neogongylophis) colubrinus Tokar 1989
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Gongylophis colubrinus rufescens
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Gongylophis colubrinus rufescens Jones 2004
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Gongylophis colubrinus
Synonym according to ReptileDB and NCBI
Gongylophis colubrinus Mcdiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Gongylophis thebaicus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Gongylophis thebaicus Boulenger 1892
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Anguis colubrina
Synonym according to CITES
Anguis colubrina Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Eryx Thebaicus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Eryx colubrina
Synonym according to CITES
Eryx jaculus sennaariensis
Synonym according to CITES
Eryx loveridgei
Synonym according to CITES
Eryx loveridgei Stull 1932
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Eryx rufescens
Synonym according to CITES
Eryx rufescens Ahl 1933
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Eryx scutata
Synonym according to CITES
Eryx thebaicus
Synonym according to CITES
Eryx thebaicus Reuss 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Eryx thebaicus loveridgei Stull 1932
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Gongylophis colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Gongylophis colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Common Names

English

Sand Boa preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB
East African Sand Boa
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Egyptian Sand Boa
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Kenyan Sand Boa
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Theban Sand Boa
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Kenya sand-boa
prefer
Recognized by AnAge

Arabic

ثعبان دساس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

източноафриканска пясъчна боа preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

肯尼亞沙蟒 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

hroznýšek pestrý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Boa aux écailles rugueuses preferred
Recognized by CITES
Boa des sables couleuvrin
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Boa des sables d'Egypte
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Boa des sables du Kenya
prefer
Recognized by CITES

German

(Ostafrikanische) Sandboa (loveridgei
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Aegyptische Sandboa
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Ägyptische Sandboa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Boa delle sabie Africano preferred
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

ナイルスナボア preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ séíyiʼ tłʼiish preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

بوآی شنی کنیا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Boa de arena de Egipto preferred
Recognized by CITES

Swedish

kenyansk sandboa preferred
Recognized by CITES

Ukrainian

Удавчик кенійський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ثعبان دساس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

قونقیلوفیس کولوبرینوس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

گونگیلوفس کولبرینس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

肯尼亞沙蟒 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

肯亞沙蟒 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Eryx Daudin 1803
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Eryx colubrinus colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Stull 1932
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx tataricus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Eryx vittatus Chernov 1959
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Booidea
Boidae
Erycinae
Eryx
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Eryx colubrinus colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Stull 1932
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx sistanensis Eskandarzadeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Zargan, Hajinourmohamadi, Nazarov, Sami, Rajabizadeh, Nabizadeh & Navaian 2020
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx vittatus (Chernov 1959)
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Eryx colubrinus colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Stull 1932
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx tataricus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Eryx vittatus Chernov 1959
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Boidae
Eryx
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Eryx colubrinus colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Stull 1932
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx tataricus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Eryx colubrinus colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Stull 1932
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx tataricus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Eryx vittatus Chernov 1959
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Boidae
Eryx Daudin 1803
Eryx thebaicus A. Reuss 1834 (this page)
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx primitivus Szyndlar & Schleich 1994
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx tataricus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Eryx vittatus Chernov 1959
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Boidae
Eryx Daudin 1803
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Eryx colubrinus colubrinus
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Stull 1932
Eryx colubrinus miliaris
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx primitivus Szyndlar & Schleich 1994
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx tataricus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Eryx thebaicus A. Reuss 1834
Eryx vittatus Chernov 1959
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Eryx Daudin 1803
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Eryx colubrinus colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Stull 1932
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx tataricus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Eryx vittatus Chernov 1959
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Boidae
Eryx colubrinus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Acrantophis dumerili Jan 1860
Acrantophis madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron 1844)
Boa constrictor Linnaeus 1758
Calabaria reinhardtii (Schlegel 1848)
Candoia bibroni (Duméril & Bibron 1844)
Candoia carinata (Schneider 1801)
Candoia paulsoni (Stull 1956)
Candoia superciliosa (Günther 1863)
Charina bottae (Blainville 1835)
Charina umbratica Klauber 1943
Chilabothrus angulifer (Cocteau & Bibron 1840)
Chilabothrus chrysogaster (Cope 1871)
Chilabothrus fordii (Günther 1861)
Chilabothrus gracilis Fischer 1888
Chilabothrus granti (Stull 1933)
Chilabothrus inornatus (Reinhardt 1843)
Chilabothrus monensis (Zenneck 1898)
Chilabothrus schwartzi (Buden 1975)
Chilabothrus strigilatus (Cope 1863)
Chilabothrus subflavus (Stejneger 1901)
Corallus cookii Gray 1842
Corallus cropanii (Hoge 1953)
Corallus grenadensis (Barbour 1914)
Epicrates alvarezi Abalos, Baez & Nader 1964
Epicrates assisi Machado 1945
Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus 1758)
Epicrates crassus Cope 1862
Eryx borrii Lanza & Nistri 2005
Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801)
Eryx elegans (Gray 1849)
Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eryx jayakari Boulenger 1888
Eryx johnii (Russell 1801)
Eryx miliaris (Pallas 1773)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger 1892)
Eryx somalicus Scortecci 1939
Eryx tataricus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Eryx whitakeri Das 1991
Eunectes beniensis Dirksen 2002
Eunectes deschauenseei Dunn & Conant 1936
Eunectes murinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Eunectes notaeus Cope 1862
Lichanura orcutti Stejneger 1889
Lichanura trivirgata Cope 1868
Sanzinia madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron 1844)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Henophidia
Boidae
Erycinae
Eryx
Eryx colubrinus (this page)
Eryx colubrinus colubrinus
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei
Eryx conicus
Eryx elegans
Eryx jaculus
Eryx jayakari
Eryx johnii
Eryx miliaris
Eryx muelleri
Eryx tataricus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Booidea
Boidae
Erycinae
Gongylophis
Gongylophis colubrinus (this page)
Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Booidea
Boidae
Erycinae
Eryx
Eryx colubrinus (this page)
Eryx borrii
Eryx conicus
Eryx dunhuangensis
Eryx elegans
Eryx jaculus
Eryx jayakari
Eryx johnii
Eryx miliaris
Eryx muelleri
Eryx sistanensis
Eryx somalicus
Eryx tataricus
Eryx whitakeri

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Anguimorpha
Anguidae
Anguinae
Anguis
Anguis colubrina (this page)
Anguis cephallonica
Anguis cephallonicus
Anguis colchica
Anguis eryx
Anguis fragilis
Anguis graeca
Anguis incomptus
Anguis laticauda
Anguis mamillaris
Anguis platura
Anguis reticulata
Anguis ventralis
Anguis veronensis
Anguis viridis
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