Eryx whitakeri
| 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 | |
- Common names: Whitaker's sandboa, Whitaker's boa.
Eryx whitakeri is a nonvenomous boa species endemic to coastal southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, whitakeri, as well as both of the above common names, are in honor of American-born, Indian herpetologist Romulus Whitaker.[3]
Geographic range
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Eryx 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]
References
- ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michel; 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).
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". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 88 (1): 92–97. (Eryx whitakeri, new species).
- 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).
- Jones C (2004). "Sandboas". Reptilia 9 (3): 20–30.
External links
- Eryx whitakeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 July 2008.
- Image of Eryx whitakeri at India Nature Watch. Accessed 10 July 2008.
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