Wildlifeof India
Eryx whitakeri
Pythons & Sand Boas
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Eryx whitakeri
Basic stats
Diet
Small mice
Habitat
Sea beaches and scrub forest
Range
South-western coastal India: Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and southern Maharashtra
Size
Head and body up to 79cm
Whitaker's sand boa is a non-venomous boa endemic to India, found in south-western coastal India in Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and southern Maharashtra. The type locality is Mangalore. Its preferred habitats are sea beaches and scrub forests, and it may attain a snout-to-vent length of 79 cm (Wikipedia, general species account).
It preys on small mice and gives birth to live young. No subspecies are recognised.
Quick answers
- What does the Eryx whitakeri eat?
- Small mice
- What habitat does the Eryx whitakeri live in?
- Sea beaches and scrub forest
- Where is the Eryx whitakeri found?
- South-western coastal India: Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and southern Maharashtra
- How big is the Eryx whitakeri?
- Head and body up to 79cm