Reptile

Rough-scaled sand boa

Eryx conicus

हिन्दी: चित्ती

IUCN: Least Concern

Rough-scaled sand boa with brown blotches coiled around a lizard

Scientific name: Eryx conicus
Hindi name: चित्ती
Family: Boidae, order Squamata
Group: Reptile
Conservation status: Least Concern

A stout sand boa often mistaken for a viper.

Spot it Thick, short body with rough scales and dark brown blotches on a pale background.
Home Sandy fields, scrub and stony ground.
Food web Squeezes rodents, lizards and small birds.
Why it matters Non-venomous; it keeps rodents down.

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