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Sistan Sand Boa Species
July 2 , 2026
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- A new herpetological study reported the first confirmed record of the Sistan sand boa (Eryx sistanensis) in India.
- The species was documented in the northern Thar Desert region of Rajasthan, India.
- Sistan sand boa is a small, non-venomous, burrowing snake species.
- It was previously known from Iran and Pakistan, and this is its first confirmed presence in India.
- With this discovery, India now has four sand boa species: red sand boa, rough-scaled sand boa, Whitaker’s boa, and Sistan sand boa.
- The species is listed under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in India.
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