Eryx borrii explained

Eryx borrii is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.

Etymology

The specific name, borrii, is in honor of Italian zoologist Marco Borri.^[1]

Geographic range

E. borrii is found in northern Somalia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. borrii is shrubland, at altitudes around .

Description

E. borrii is similar in morphology to E. somalicus. However, E. borri is more slender and has a higher number of ventral scales (193 as opposed to 163 in E. somalicus).

Behavior

E. borrii is terrestrial, semifossorial, crepuscular and nocturnal.

Reproduction

E. borrii is ovoviviparous.

Further reading

• Lanza B, Nistri A (2005). "Somali Boidae (genus Eryx Daudin 1803) and Pythonidae (genus Python Daudin 1803) (Reptilia Serpentes)". Tropical Zoology 18: 67–136. (Eryx borrii, new species, pp. 95–99, Figures 15–18).
• Reynolds RG, Henderson RW (2018). "Boas of the World (Superfamily Booidae): A Checklist with Systematic, Taxonomic, and Conservation Assessments". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162 (1): 1–58. (Eryx borrii, p. 33).
• Spawls S, Mazuch T, Mohammad A (2023). Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. London, Oxford, New York, New Delhi, Sydney: Bloomsbury Wildlife. 640 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beoens|Beolens B]