Eryx jaculus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Erycinae
Genus: Eryx
Species: Eryx jaculus

Name

Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lectotype: NHR Lin-12 (formerly MAFR). [designated by Anderson (1898: 244)]
Type locality: “Aegypto”.

Combinations

Anguis jaculus Linnaeus, 1758: 228 [original combination]
Eryx jaculus — Daudin, 1803: 262 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Anguis cerastes Linnaeus, 1758: 228
- Type material: unknown.
- Type locality: “Aegypto”.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Eryx jaculus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 June 2022.
Al Johany, A.M.H., Baha El Din, S., Ajtic, R., Disi, A.M., Mateo, J.A., Böhme, W., Kaya, U., Podloucky, R., Üzüm, N., Wilkinson, J., Andrén, C., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Avci, A., Aghasyan, A., Tuniyev, B., Lymberakis, P., Cogălniceanu, D., Ananjeva, N.B., Orlov, N.L., Tuniyev, S., Sindaco, R., Geniez, P., Werner, Y.L., Sadek, R., Sterijovski, B., Borkin, L., Milto, K., Golynsky, E., Rustamov, A, Nuridjanov, D. & Munkhbayar, K. 2021. IUCN: Eryx jaculus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T157244A743082. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T157244A743082.en. Accessed on 16 June 2022.

Vernacular names

български: Пясъчна боа
čeština: Hroznýšek turecký
Deutsch: Westliche Sandboa
English: Javelin Sand Boa
eesti: Lääne-liivaboa
euskara: Harea-boa
français: Eryx jaculus
עברית: חנק משריץ
magyar: Nyugati homokiboa
հայերեն: Արևմտյան վիշապիկ
lietuvių: Vakarinis smaugliukas
македонски: Степски удав
Nederlands: Kleine zandboa
polski: Strzelec stepowy
русский: Западный удавчик
Türkçe: Bozyörük, Bozyürük
українська: Удавчик західний

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