---
title: "Javelin Sand Boa"
description: "Eryx jaculus — Rettili. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/javelin-sand-boa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Javelin Sand Boa

> Eryx jaculus — Rettili. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Eryx jaculus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 560
- Wikidata: [Q918120](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918120)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100411](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100411)

## Names

- en: Javelin Sand Boa
- de: Westliche Sandboa
- es: Boa de Arena Europea
- fr: Boa javelot
- nl: Kleine zandboa

## Countries with the most observations

GR (209), IL (119), RU (38), TR (36), GE (23), AM (21), DZ (17), BG (11), IR (11), IT (11), AZ (5), IQ (5)

## Photo

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

Photo: G. A. Boulenger · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_snakes_of_Europe_(fig._15.1_-_Eryx_jaculus).png

## Machine access

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