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Hi all
Which species of sand boa gets the biggest?
I´m thinking conicus, but correct me if i´m wrong.

Thanks

Jonas

Johnii. Aka indian smooth scaled sand boa
Mark

Ok thanks

Do you know the documented record size for johni?

Jonas

E. johnii get pretty long, but they might not be the heaviest. Eryx tataricus can get pretty long too (so I hear).

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Christopher E. Smith
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E. johnii holds the record for the taxa with a maximum length of 4 ft 3 in.

johnii are the longest, but I think a really large female conicus would outweigh it.
I've seen tataricus that were approaching 3 feet long, but they were still thinner than a big conicus.
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Chris Harrison
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I think you are probably correct. The record size for conicus is 3 feet 5 inches and that female could have very well outweighed the record johnii at 4 feet 3 inches.

Kelly

Wow thats great. I really like the conicus. I think that´s the coolest looking sandboa. It got that viper look.
Do you guys know how many subspecies of conicus there is?
I think it´s very difficult to find usefull info on the web.

Jonas

Never mind. Found it. only two subspecies, conicus and brevis

Jonas

The Sri Lanka form of conicus, or what was referred to as brevis, is no longer accepted as a valid subspecies. All conicus are now considered a monotypic species across its entire geographic range.

Kelly

Ok thanks. It´s tuff to stay updated on all the scientific names and subspecies