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Kenyan (East African) Sand Boas (Eryx colubrinus)
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URL: http://www.anapsid.org/kenyan.html
The sand boas are a group of generally small boids, mostly Asiatic, although some species are native to Africa and one species even ranges into
Europe. They are related to the rosy and rubber boas of North America, and together they make up the group called the erycine boas. The East African
(also known an the Kenyan) sand boa is in build a typical sand boa, but colored orange or yellow with chocolate-brown to black splotches. The belly is
white or cream. In the wild, East African sand boas range through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Chad, Niger, Yemen, Tanzania, and Somalia. [ eng ] |

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