Accepted scientific name:
Eryx somalicus SCORTECCI 1939 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Eryx somalicus SCORTECCI 1939
Synonyms: -
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Somali Sand Boa English -
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Boidae
Genus Eryx
Distribution: Somalia, Ethiopia Terra typica: Mahaddei Wen and Mogadiscio neighbourhood, Somalia.
Additional data: holotype MSNM 581 (formerly 2118) Named after its distribution in Somalia.
Source database: TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.,
Online resource: http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Eryx&species=somalicus
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e244fd92-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201