Arabian sand boa  (Eryx jayakari)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Vestigial: a characteristic with little or no contemporary use, but derived from one which was useful and well developed in an ancestral form.

References

  1. CITES (January, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
  2. Vine, P. and Al-Abed, I. (1997) Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates.Trident Press Ltd, London.
  3. San Diego Zoo (January, 2009)
    http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-boa.html
  4. Hellyer, P. and Aspinall, S. (2005) The Emirates: A Natural History.Trident Press Limited, United Arab Emirates.
  5. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal.Dorling Kindersley, London.
  6. Al-Johany, A.M. and Al-Sadoon, M.K. (1996) Selected body temperature and metabolic rate–temperature curves of three species of desert snakes. Journal of Arid Environments, 34: 363 - 370.
  7. Bartlett, R.D. and Bartlett, P.P. (2005) Rosy, Rubber, and Sand Boas: Facts & Advice on Care and Breeding.Barron's Educational Series, New York.
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