Biology:Eryx whitakeri
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| Lateral and dorsal headviews of adult Eryx whitakeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Genus: | Eryx |
| Species: | E. whitakeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Eryx whitakeri Das, 1991
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Common names: Whitaker's sand boa, Whitaker's boa.
Eryx whitakeri is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. The species is endemic to India . There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, whitakeri, as well as both of the above common names, are in honor of United States -born, Indian herpetologist Romulus Whitaker.[3]
Geographic range
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E. whitakeri is found in southwestern coastal India in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, and southern Maharashtra.[1]
The type locality given is "Mangalore, Karnataka State, India".[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of E. whitakeri are sea beaches and scrub forests.[4]
Description
E. whitakeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 79 cm (31 in).[4]
Diet
E. whitaker preys upon small mice.[4]
Reproduction
E. whitakeri is viviparous.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Eryx whitakeri ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634812. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eryx whitakeri, p. 284).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN:0-88359-056-5. (Eryx whitakeri, p. 14).
- ↑ Species Eryx whtakeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Whitaker R, Captain A (2004). Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Chennai: Draco Books. 495 pp. ISBN:978-81-901873-0-5.
- Das I (1991). "A new species of Eryx (Boidae: Serpentes: Squamata) from south-western India". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 88 (1): 92–97. (Eryx whitakeri, new species).
- Jones C (2004). "Sandboas". Reptilia 9 (3): 20–30.
- Sharma RC (2003). Handbook: Indian Snakes. Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India. 292 pp. ISBN:978-8181711694.
External links
- Image of Eryx whitakeri at India Nature Watch. Accessed 10 July 2008.
Wikidata ☰ Q3018764 entry
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