Eryx conicus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Eryx conicus Eryx conicus Near threatened

Where the eryx conicus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 99 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See snakes on the world map

Scientific name	Eryx conicus
Group	Snakes
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Boidae

Where does the eryx conicus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eryx conicus in 1 country or territory across Asia.

India

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the eryx conicus endangered?

The eryx conicus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eryx conicus?

The eryx conicus (Eryx conicus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Boidae, genus Eryx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eryx conicus

Common names: Russell's sand boa, rough-tailed sand boa, common sand boa.

Eryx conicus is a species of non-venomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. The species is native to southern Asia. No subspecies are recognised as being valid.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eryx conicus (revision 1379078000), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2713605 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).