Eryx miliaris, known as the dwarf sand boa, desert sand boa, and if formally synonymised with Eryx tataricus, as Tartar sand boa, is a widely distributed, largely Asian species of snake of the Boidae (boa, Erycidae) family. On behalf of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), scientists assessed the populations of E. miliaris/tataricus across its range of habitats for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in April 2016, assigning them the status of "Least Concern".
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Desert Sand Boa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Eryx
- Species
- Eryx miliaris
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