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Higher TaxaBoidae (Erycinae, Erycidae), Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Brown Sand Boa, Indian Sand Boa, Red Sand Boa
G: Indische Sandboa (persicus: Persische Sandboa) 
SynonymBoa Johnii RUSSELL 1801: 18
Boa anguiformis SCHNEIDER 1801: 269
Clothonia Johnii — GRAY 1842: 45
Eryx Johnii — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1844: 458
Eryx maculatus HALLOWELL 1848: 184
Eryx duvaucelii, D’ORBIGNY 1849 (fide MCDIARMID, pers. comm. 19 Aug 2011)
Eryx johnii BOULENGER 1893: 127
Eryx johni johni — SMITH 1943: 113
Eryx johnii — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 206
Eryx johnii johnii — MURTHY 2010
Eryx johnii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 288
Eryx johnii — REYNOLDS & HENDERSON 2018: 35 
DistributionAfghanistan, Pakistan, Iran
India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Maharashtra [A. Captain, pers. Comm.], Punjab [Dino Aulakh, pers. comm.], Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh), Nepal

Type locality: Tranquebar [= Tanjore district, SE Madras, India]; Lectotype locality: Tamil Nadu State, India.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesSyntypes: unlocated fide MCDIARMID et al. 1999. Lectotype: iconotype (illustration), designated by M. A. Smith (1943) from Tamil Nadu State, India (fide Wallach et al., 2014); lost fide Stimson 1969. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1429 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: E. (johnii) persicus is now considered as a synonym of E. jaculus.

Distribution: Map: Das 1991. For a map see Sindaco et al. 2013. 
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