Erycinae, the Glossary
The Erycinae, also known as the Old World sand boas, are a subfamily of nonvenomous snakes in the family Boidae.[1]
Table of Contents
41 relations: Anatolia, André Marie Constant Duméril, Arabian Peninsula, Boidae, Boinae, Captive breeding, Charina, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Constriction, Edward Drinker Cope, Eocene, Eryx (snake), Eryx colubrinus, Eryx conicus, Eryx jaculus, Eryx jayakari, Eryx johnii, Eryx muelleri, Europe, Family (biology), Fossorial, François Marie Daudin, Gabriel Bibron, Genus, Italian language, John Edward Gray, Jonathan A. Campbell, Lichanura, List of erycine species and subspecies, Messel pit, Middle East, North America, Ovoviviparity, Poaching, Sexual dimorphism, Snake, Species, Subfamily, The Hindu, Type genus, Venom.
- Snake subfamilies
Anatolia
Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.
André Marie Constant Duméril
André Marie Constant Duméril (1 January 1774 – 14 August 1860) was a French zoologist.
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Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula (شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَة الْعَرَبِيَّة,, "Arabian Peninsula" or جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب,, "Island of the Arabs"), or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate.
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Boidae
The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific islands.
Boinae
The Boinae are a purported subfamily of boas found in Central and South America, as well as the West Indies. Erycinae and Boinae are snake subfamilies.
Captive breeding
Captive breeding, also known as captive propagation, is the process of keeping plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities.
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Charina
Charina is a genus of nonvenomous boas, commonly known as rubber boas, found in North America.
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857) was a French naturalist and ornithologist, and a nephew of Napoleon.
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Constriction
Constriction is a method used by several snake species to kill or subdue their prey.
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist.
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Eocene
The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).
Eryx (snake)
Eryx is a genus of nonvenomous snakes, commonly known as Old World sand boas, in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae.
Eryx colubrinus
Eryx colubrinus, the Egyptian or Kenyan sand boa,Mehrtens JM (1987).
See Erycinae and Eryx colubrinus
Eryx conicus
Eryx conicus, also known as Russell's sand boa, the Common sand boa or the rough-tailed sand boa, is a species of non-venomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae.
Eryx jaculus
Eryx jaculus, known commonly as the javelin sand boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family.
Eryx jayakari
Eryx jayakari, known commonly as the Arabian sand boa or Jayakar's sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae.
See Erycinae and Eryx jayakari
Eryx johnii
Eryx johnii is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae.
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.
See Erycinae and Eryx muelleri
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Family (biology)
Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
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Fossorial
A fossorial animal is one that is adapted to digging and which lives primarily (but not solely) underground.
François Marie Daudin
François Marie Daudin (29 August 1776 in Paris – 30 November 1803 in Paris) was a French zoologist.
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Gabriel Bibron
Gabriel Bibron (20 October 1805 – 27 March 1848) was a French zoologist and herpetologist.
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Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Italian language
Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.
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John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist.
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Jonathan A. Campbell
Jonathan Atwood Campbell (born May 13, 1947) is an American herpetologist.
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Lichanura
Lichanura, the rosy boas, are a genus of snakes in the family Boidae.
List of erycine species and subspecies
This is a list of all extant genera, species and subspecies of the snakes of the subfamily Erycinae, otherwise referred to as erycines or Old World sand boas.
See Erycinae and List of erycine species and subspecies
Messel pit
The Messel pit (Grube Messel) is a disused quarry near the village of Messel (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse) about southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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Ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction.
See Erycinae and Ovoviviparity
Poaching
Poaching is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.
Sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction.
See Erycinae and Sexual dimorphism
Snake
Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.
Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
Subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action.
See also
Snake subfamilies
- Atractaspididae
- Boinae
- Boodontinae
- Calamariinae
- Colubrinae
- Erycinae
- Lamprophiinae
- Natricinae
- Pseudoxenodontinae
- Sanziniinae
- Sibynophiinae
- Viperinae
- Xenodontinae
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erycinae
Also known as Calabariina, Erycidae, Sand Boa.