Eryx muelleri

Eryx muelleri, known commonly as Müller's sand boa or the Saharan sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.^[3][4] The species is endemic to Africa. They are kept fairly regularly in the pet industry due to their docile nature and easy care.

Eryx muelleri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Eryx
Species:	E. muelleri
Binomial name
Eryx muelleri Boulenger, 1892
Synonyms[2]
Gongylophis muelleri Boulenger, 1892 Eryx muelleri — Boulenger, 1893 Gongylophis muelleri — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999 Eryx muelleri — Wallach et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific name, muelleri, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Fritz Müller.^[5]

Geographic range

E. muelleri is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.^[2]

Reproduction

E. muelleri is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominate subspecies.^[2]

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

Nota bene: The trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Eryx.