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iGongylophis
Image:Gonglyophis conicus.jpg Rough-scaled Sand Boa, Gongylophis conicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Boidae Subfamily: Erycinae Genus: Gongylophis Wagler, 1830

Gongylophis is a genus of snake commonly referred to as the sand boa. It consists of three species, found predominantly in Africa and into the Middle East.

[edit] Species

Genus Gongylophis (Wagler, 1830):

• Kenyan Sand Boa, Gongylophis colubrinus

• Gongylophis colubrinus colubrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei (Stull, 1923)

• Rough-scaled Sand Boa, Gongylophis conicus

• Gongylophis conicus conicus (Schneider, 1801)
• Gongylophis conicus brevis (Deraniyagala, 1951)

• Saharan Sand Boa, Gongylophis muelleri

• Gongylophis muelleri muelleri (Boulenger, 1892)
• Gongylophis muelleri subniger (Angel, 1938)

[edit] See also

• Genus Eryx, the snakes of the genus Gongylophis were once classified as Eryx.

[edit] References

• Genus Gongylophis at the EMBL Reptile Database