Name:Eryx tataricus
Alias:Eryx tataricus,Earth stick
Outline:Squamata
Family:Pythonidae S.python
length:75-120cm
Weight:No verification information
Life:10-16years
IUCN:LC
The Eastern Sand Boa is a reptile of the genus Eryx tataricus in the family Python, commonly known as the Earth Stick.
Compared with other species, the Eastern Sand Boa is very active and very docile - but some young individuals and male individuals in general estrus are exceptions.
Sand boas have a wide range of diets. Of course, individual differences are not excluded. Generally speaking, they will prey on mice, lizards, birds, etc.
It is generally believed that the Oriental sand boa is sexually mature at the age of 4. There are also reports that male individuals can be considered mature when they reach 50 cm.
Listed in CITES Appendix: Ⅱ
Listed in the "List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value under State Protection" issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000
Listed in the 2013 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Ver3.1—Vulnerable (VU).
Listed in the China Biodiversity Red List—Vertebrate Volume, with an assessment level of Endangered (EN).
Listed in the second level of the China National Key Protected Wildlife List.
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