Eryx jaculus

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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