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title: "Rough-scaled Sand Boa"
description: "Eryx conicus — Reptiles. Common names: Russell's sand boa, rough-tailed sand boa, common sand boa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rough-scaled-sand-boa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rough-scaled Sand Boa

> Eryx conicus — Reptiles. Common names: Russell's sand boa, rough-tailed sand boa, common sand boa.

- Scientific name: *Eryx conicus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 822
- Wikidata: [Q2713605](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2713605)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32205](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32205)

## Names

- en: Rough-scaled Sand Boa
- de: Gefleckte Sandboa
- nl: Gongylophis conicus

## Countries with the most observations

IN (728), LK (9), PK (5), BD (4)

## Summary

Common names: Russell's sand boa, rough-tailed sand boa, common sand boa.
Eryx conicus is a species of non-venomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. The species is native to southern Asia. No subspecies are recognised as being valid.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eryx_conicus

## Photo

![Rough-scaled Sand Boa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rough-scaled-sand-boa/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aruna Gamuz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/372287634

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rough-scaled-sand-boa?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).