Notes on morphology of the Arabian sand boa Eryx jayakari Boulenger, 1888 (Serpentes: Erycidae) from Iran

Abstract

Herein we present morphological characters of five Eryx jayakari specimens from southwestern Iran and their comparison with other records of this species from its distribution range and with the holotype sample (BMNH 46.1.7.99) from Muscat, Oman.

Keywords:

• Eryx jayakari
• morphological characters
• holotype
• Iran

Acknowledgement

We would like to thank Reza Nikfalak and Ajmal Hasan for providing photographs of the specimens in natural habitats in Iran and United Arab Emirates. We would also like to thank Dr. Haji Gholi Kami, Dr. Khosrow Rajabizadeh and Mohammad Zarrintab for sharing the data for the sample from the ZMGU collection.