They were advertised as Russian sand boas, but when they arrived they were Eryx tartaricus, Tartar sand boas---so much for common names. It really made little difference to me as both species were needed for photos.
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Eryx tartaricus
rdbartlett
Oct 04, 2004 02:11 AM
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chaoscat
Oct 04, 2004 08:04 PM
>>They were advertised as Russian sand boas, but when they arrived they were Eryx tartaricus, Tartar sand boas---so much for common names. It really made little difference to me as both species were needed for photos.
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I had the same thing happen. My pair of Tartars sold as Russians. It appears to be a common mislabeling.
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