Eryx linxiaensis

Eryx linxiaensis; Temporal range: Tortonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Eryx
Species:	†E. linxiaensis
Binomial name
	†Eryx linxiaensis; Shi et. al., 2023

Last updated June 25, 2025

Eryx linxiaensis is an extinct species of sand boa in the genus Eryx that lived during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

Eryx linxiaensis is known from the Liushu Formation of the Linxia Basin in Gansu, China.^[1]

References

↑ Shi, Jingsong; Li, Qiang; Stidham, Thomas A.; Zhang, Chi; Jiangzuo, Qigao; Chen, Mo; Ni, Xijun (1 May 2023). "Evolutionary and biogeographic implications of an Erycine snake (Serpentes, Erycidae, Eryx) from the Upper Miocene of the Linxia Basin, Gansu Province, China" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 617: 111491. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111491 . Retrieved 31 May 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[1] Shi, Jingsong; Li, Qiang; Stidham, Thomas A.; Zhang, Chi; Jiangzuo, Qigao; Chen, Mo; Ni, Xijun (1 May 2023). "Evolutionary and biogeographic implications of an Erycine snake (Serpentes, Erycidae, Eryx) from the Upper Miocene of the Linxia Basin, Gansu Province, China" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 617: 111491. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111491 . Retrieved 31 May 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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