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Bibliography of the genus
Eryx (Sand Boas)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Erycidae)
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In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.
Eryx in general
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Barnicoat, M. 1998. Sand boas - the genus Eryx. Rephiberary 247: 6-9.
Eskandarzadeh, N.; Darvish, J.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Ghassemzadeh, F. 2013. Reevaluation of the taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in northeastern Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 37(3): 348-356.
Hoser, R.T. 2013. Tidying up the taxonomy of the extant Booidea, including the erection and naming of two new families, the description of Acrantophis sloppi sp. nov., a new species of ground boa from Madagascar and Candoia aspera iansimpsoni, subsp. nov., a new subspecies of boa from Papua New Guinea. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 16: 3-8.
Hubbs, C.L. 1932. The use of the generic name Ophis for an eel, a snake and a mollusc. Copeia 1932: 26-27.
Jones, C. 2004. General care and maintenance of sand boas. Reptilia (GB) 34: 29-33.
Jones, C. 2004. Sand boas. Reptilia (GB) 34: 12-23.
Jones, C. 2004. Sandboas. Reptilia (D) 9(47): 20-30.
Jones, C. 2004. Zur Haltung und Pflege von Sandboas. Reptilia (D) 9(47): 31-34.
Lynch, V.J.; Wagner, G.P. 2010. Did egg-laying boas break Dollo's law? phylogenetic evidence for reversal to oviparity in sand boas (Eryx: Boidae). Evolution 64(1): 207-216.
Matz, G. 1986. Elevage de reptiles en captivite. Recueil de Medecine Veterinaire de l'Ecole d'Alfort 162(3): 255-265.
McLain, J. 1985. Captive propagation of boid snakes: the sand boas - genus Eryx. Freshwater and Marine Aquarium 8(8): 83-85.
Peaker, S.J. 1969. Sand-boas. Aquarist and Pondkeeper 34: 321.
Peters, W.C.H. 1869. ber neue Gattung und neue oder weniger bekannte Arten von Amphibien (Eremias, Dicrodon, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Typhlops, Eryx, Rhynchonyx, Elapomorphus, Achalinus, Coronella, Dromicus, Xenopholis, Anoplodipsas, Spilotes, tropidonotus). Monatsberichte der K niglich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869(May): 432-445.
Rage, J.C. 1972. Eryx Daudin et Gongylophis Wagler (Serpentes, Boidae). tude osteologique. Bulletin du Mus um National d'Histoire Naturelle (Zoologie) (Paris) 57: 894-898.
Schmidt, D. 1988. The snakes of Transcaucasia. Part 1. Typhlops and Eryx. Snake Keeper 2(11): 8-12.
Seufer, H. 2001. Kleine Riesenschlangen. Pflege und Zucht von Sandboas im Terrarium. Draco 2(1) (5): 56-67
Tokar, A. 1996. Taxonomic revision of the genus Gongylophis Wagler 1830: G. colubrinus (L. 1758) (Serpentes Boidae). Tropical Zoology 9(1): 1-17.
Tokar, A.A. 1986. Studien zur taxonomischen Lage der zentralasiatischen Schlangen der Gattung Eryx (Daud., 1803). pp. 174-178, 242. In: Vorobeva, E.I. (ed.). Gerpetologicheskie issledovaniya v Mongolskoi Narodnoi Respublike [Herpetological studies in Mongolia]. Acad. Sci. USSR, Moscow. 247 pp.
Tokar, A.A. 1989. A revision of the genus Eryx (Serpentes, Boidae), based upon osteological data. Vestnik Zoologii 1989(4): 46-55.
Treacher, W.H.; Miller, R.B.; Miller, S.; Nielsen, D.I.; Spawls, S.; Stark, S.; Staub, R. 2014. The Sandboa Book. Treat Publishing, Davis, California. 251 pp.
Woerkom, A.B. van 1987. The snakes of the genus Eryx. pp. 48-51. In: Welch, K.R. Handbook on the maintenance of reptiles in captivity. Krieger, Florida. 156 pp.
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Eryx borrii
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Lanza, B.; Nistri, A. 2005. Somali Boidae (genus Eryx Daudin 1803) and Pythonidae (genus Python Daudin 1803) (Reptilia Serpentes). Tropical Zoology 18(1): 67-136.
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Eryx colubrinus
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Ahl, E. 1933. Zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen W hlschlangen der Gattung Eryx. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu B 30: 324-326.
Arth, S.; Baus, S. 2011. Die Ostafrikanische Sandboa - Gongylophis colubrinus. Natur und Tier-Verlag, M nster. 64 pp.
Barker, D.; Barker, T. 1996. Kenyan sand boa, a beautiful mini-constrictor. Vivarium (Lakeside) 7(4): 38-43.
Barker, D.G.; Barker, T.M. 2013. The reproductive husbandry of Kenyan Sandboas. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 48(7): 89-91.
Barnicoat, M. 1998. Sand boas - the genus Eryx. Rephiberary 247: 6-9.
DeShaw, B.; Schoenfeld, A.; Cook, R.A.; Haramati, N. 1996. Imaging of reptiles: a comparison study of various radiographic techniques. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 27(3): 364-370.
Klein, M.C.G.; Deuschle, J.K.; Gorb, S.N. 2010. Material properties of the skin of the Kenyan sand boa Gongylophis colubrinus (Squamata, Boidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 196(9): 659-668.
Lamers, H. 1984. Eryx colubrinus loveridgei. Litteratura Serpentium 4(2): 78.
Meer, J. van het 1997. Eryx colubrinus (Stull, 1932). Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 17(1): 12-14.
Owen, J.S. 1956. Torit snakes. Sudan Notes 37: 92-93.
Petzold, H.G. 1963. Im Tierpark Berlin 1958 erstmalig gehaltene Tierformen. Mitt. aus dem Tierpark Berlin 1(4): 177-202.
Pols, J. van der 1986. The husbandry and breeding of the Kenyan sandboa Eryx colubrinus loveridgei (Stull, 1932). Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 6(6): 206-212.
Schweizer, H. 1972. Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Stull, 1932, seine Pflege und Nachzucht im Terrarium. Aquarium Aqua Terra 1972(5): 52-56.
Sharp, S. 1992. The Egyptian sand boa, Eryx colubrinus colubrinus. Herptile 17(1): 16-18.
Stull, O.G. 1932. Five new subspecies of the family Boidae. Occasional Papers Boston Society of Natural History 8: 25-29.
Tracer, D.P. 1996. Observations on age at sexual maturity & captive reproduction in the East African sand boa - Eryx colubrinus loveridgei. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine 1996(January-February): 46-51.
Villiers, A. 1950. Contribution a l' tude de l'Air (Mission L. Chopard et A. Villiers). Reptiles. Ophidiens et cheloniens. Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire 10: 337-344.
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Eryx conicus
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Adiyodi, K.G. 1960. Observations on the red earth boa or Russel's earth-snake [Eryx conicus (Schneider)]. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 57: 671-672.
Ahmad, F.; Alam, S.M.I.; Khondakar, T. 2015. Geographic distribution: Eryx conicus (Common Sand Boa). Herpetological Review 46(4): 572-573.
Alexandar, R.; Jayakumar, J. 2010. Common Sand Boa. Reptile Rap 10: 28.
Bhardwaj, D. 2007. Rough-scaled sand boa (Eryx conicus) predation on a Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis). Biawak 1(1): 34.
Bhutkar, R.; Mahabal, A. 2014. Cases of albinism in snakes from Maharashtra, India. Reptile Rap 16: 31-35.
Chowdhury, S.; Dwari, S.; Chaudhuri, A. 2018. Unusual arboreality in a Common Sand Boa, Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801) (Reptilia: Squamata: Erycidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 25(1): 40 41.
Das, I. 1991. Morphometrics of Eryx conicus (Schneider) at a locality in South India (Squamata: Boidae). Hamadryad 16(1-2): 21-24.
Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1936. A boa new to Ceylon. Ceylon Journal of Science (B) 19: 336-337.
Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1951. Some new races of the snakes Eryx, Callophis and Echis. Spolia Zeylanica 26: 147-150.
Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1960. The breeding season of the sand boa Eryx conicus brevis Deraniyagala. Spolia Zeylanica 29: 35.
Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1963. A new record of the sand boa from Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica 30(1): 75.
Desai, R.N. 1984. A report on the rare occurrence of two headed Russell's earth-snake or red earth boa Eryx conicus (Ophidia: Boidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81(2): 483.
Devaraj, A. 1993. An experiment on the efficacy of three snakes, Eryx conicus, Eryx johni and Ptyas mucosus in the control of the field rat Bandicoota bengalensis. Cobra (Madras) 14: 19-22.
Jayawardhana, C. 1976. The sand boa. Loris 14(1): 45.
Khaire, A.; Khaire, N. 1986. A report on the occurrence of hybrid between Eryx conicus (Schneider) and Eryx johnii (Russell). The Snake 18(2): 114-117.
Khaire, A.; Khaire, N.; Katdare, M. 1986. Parturition in common sand boa, Eryx conicus (Schneider). The Snake 18(1): 16-18.
Khaire, N. 1977. Snake collecting in Matheran. Newsletter of the Madras Snake Park Trust 2(1): 10-11.
Khaire, N. 1997. Double-headed boa born at Pune Snake Park. Herpeton (Pune) 7: 14.
Khajuria, H.; Agrawal, H.P. 1981. Studies on wildlife of Narbada Valley - part 2. Reptilia. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 78(1-4): 21-36.
Klooster, W. 1989. Breeding results. Eryx conicus. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 9(2): 91.
Kumbar, S.M.; Ghadage, A.B.; Patil, S.S.; Swapnali, B.L. 2016. Record of albino Sand Boa (Gongylophis conicus) from Sangli District, western Maharashtra, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 70-72.
Mirza, Z.A.; Ullalkar, K.K.; Satam, Y. 2007. Notes on the breeding of common sand boa Gongylophis conicus (Schneider, 1801). Zoos' Print Journal 22(12): 2940.
Pal, A.; Dey, S.; Roy, U.S. 2012. Seasonal diversity and abundance of herpetofauna in and around an industrial city of West Bengal, India. Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation 7(4): 281-286.
Paralkar, V.K. 2000. The Common Sand Boa (Eryx conicus) in captivity. Reptile Rap (Newletter of the Reptile Network of South Asia) 2(1): 1.
Senthil-Kumar, P.; Kamalakara-Rao, A.P.; Vatsala, T.M. 1995. Biochemical basis for the differentiation of the two nonpoisonous snakes Eryx conicus Schneider and Eryx johnii Russell (family: Boidae). Current Science (Bangalore) 69(3): 258-262.
Sharma, O.P.; Kour, G. 2005. Karyology of four Indian snakes. Caryologia 58(4): 380-386.
Southwick, M.D. 1952. Babies of the reptile world. Zoo Life 7: 125-129.
Sundersingh, P.P.H. 1960. Reptilian fauna of Pilani with a note on the food contents. Part I. Ophidia. Proceedings Rajasthan Acad. Sci. 7: 52-59.
Swaak, H. 1988. Care and breeding of Eryx conicus. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 8(6): 269-272.
Tokar, A. 1995. Taxonomic revision of the genus Gongylophis Wagler 1830: G. conicus (Schneider 1801) and G. muelleri Boulenger 1892 (Serpentes Boidae). Tropical Zoology 8(2): 347-360.
Vyas, R. 1985. Young common sandboa (Eryx conicus Schneider) swallowing barred wolfsnake (Lycodon striatus Shaw) double its length. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 82(2): 424.
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Eryx jaculus
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Afsar, M.; Cicek, K.; Dincaslan, Y.E.; Ayaz, D.; Tok, C.V. 2013. New record localities of five snake species in Turkey. Herpetozoa 25(3-4): 179-183.
Aghasyan, A.; Avci, A.; Tuniyev, B.; Crnobrnja-Isailovic, J.; Lymberakis, P.; Andr n, C.; Cogalniceanu, D.; Wilkinson, J.; Ananjeva, N.B.; z m, N.; Orlov, N.L.; Podloucky, R.; Tuniyev, S.; Kaya, U.; Sindaco, R.; B hme, W. & al. 2009. Eryx jaculus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T157244A5058568.
Aliev, T.R.; Novrusov, N.E.; Tockar, A.A. 1990. Morphometric analysis and peculiarity of biology of Eryx jaculus familiaris in Azerbaidjan. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 69(3): 152-156.
Basoglu, M.; Bilgin, F. 1961. On some new specimens of sandboa, Eryx jaculus L. from Izmir (Western Anatolia). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 13) 4: 557-558.
Broggi, M.F. 2014. The herpetofauna of Kimolos (Milos Archipelago, Greece). Herpetozoa 27(1-2): 102-103.
Buresch, I. 1929. Zwei f r die Fauna Bulgariens neue Schlangen. Spis. blg. Akad. Sofia 40: 119-139.
Calabresi, E. 1923. Missione zoologica del Dr. E. Festa in Cirenaica. Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Univ. Torino 38(7): 1-28.
Carere, C.; Casetti, R.; Acetis, L. de; Perretta, G.; Cirulli, F.; Alleva, E. 1999. Behavioural and nociceptive response in male and female spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus) upon exposure to snake odour. Behaviour 47(1): 1-10.
Cattaneo, A. 2010. Note eco-morfologiche su alcune species ofidiche egee, con particolare riferimento alle popolazioni delle cicladi centro-orientali (Reptilia). Naturalista Siciliano 34(3-4): 319-350.
Covaciu-Marcov, S.D.; Ferenti, S.; Cicort-Lucaciu, A.S.; Sas, I. 2012. Eryx jaculus (Reptilia, Boidae) north of Danube: a road-killed specimen from Romania. Acta Herpetologica 7(1): 41-47.
Eskandarzadeh, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Todehdehghan, F.; Rajabizadeh, M. 2018. Sexual dimorphism in the Javelin Sand Boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Erycidae), from western Iran. Current Herpetology 37(1): 88-92.
Gherghel, I.; Strugariu, A.; Zamfirescu, S.R. 2009. Using maximum entropy to predict the distribution of a critically endangered reptile species (Eryx jaculus, Reptilia: Boidae) at its Northern range limit. AES Bioflux 1(2): 65-71.
Goldberg, S.R. 2015. Natural history notes: Eryx jaculus (Javelin Sand Boa). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 46(3): 448.
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Jones, C. 2004. Breeding Eurasian sand boas Eryx jaculus, Eryx miliaris & Eryx tataricus. Reptilia (GB) 34: 24-28.
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Krecs k, L.; Iftime, A. 2006. A review of the records of the sand boa (Eryx jaculus) in Romania. Herpetological Bulletin 98: 31-34.
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Eryx jayakari
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Eryx johnii
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