Boidae, J.E.Gray, 1825
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https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2023.68.7 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9618879F-FF85-4118-CBF8-8E80FB27F9FC |
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Felipe |
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Family Boidae View in CoL
Eryx jayakari Boulenger, 1888 Fig. 9A View Figure 9
Material examined: EZC053, Al Hassa National Park, 4.9.2023. Observed: Hejrat Al Oseferat, 3.9.2023. Al Hassa National Park, 3.9.2023. Jabal Al Araba’a area, 5.9.2023.
Remarks: Jayakar's sand boa is widely distributed across Arabia including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen ( Gasperetti, 1988; Carranza et al., 2021). It was recorded from Dhahran and Abqaiq ( Haas, 1957, 1961; Leviton & Anderson, 1967; Mandeville, 1967), Al Jubail ( Martens, 1996) and from Al Hassa ( Al-Sadoon, 2010).
The feeding behaviour of E. jayakari in Saudi Arabia was investigated by Al-Sadoon & Al-Otaibi (2014). It was found to feed on mainly on sand dwelling lizards and mammals (i.e. A. schmiditi , B. tuberculatus , S. slevinii , Gerbillus cheesmani and Gerbillus nanus ), in addition to beetles.
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