Scientific name
Eryx johnii (Russell, 1801)
Alternate names
New Guinea bockadam, South Asian bockadam, Bockadam snake
Order
Squamata
Family
Boidae
IUCN Read List Category
Near Threatened
Distinguishing Morphological Features
Adapted to burrowing, the head is wedge-shaped with narrow nostrils and very small eyes. The body is cylindrical in shape with small polished dorsal scales. The tail, which is blunt, rounded, and not distinct from the body, appears truncated. Coloration varies from reddish brown to dull yellow-tan.
Biology
It is a generally nocturnal and fossorial species found in flat desert with loose clay soil and sparse grasses. It can be found in sandy deserts and similar open areas with loose soil, although it is less common in these habitats In
India it is also found in dry deciduous forest and scrub and moist lowland
forest in the northern Western Ghats. It can be found in a wide variety of
modified habitats. In India, the females bear 6–14 live young around June
and September.
Locality
Not available
Distribution
Afghanistan,Pakistan,Iran, India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Maharashtra Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh), Nepal
