Eryx borrii

Eryx borrii is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.

Etymology
The specific name, borrii, is in honor of Italian zoologist Marco Borri.

Geographic range
E. borrii is found in northern Somalia.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. borrii is shrubland, at altitudes around 400 m.

Description
E. borrii is similar in morphology to E. somalicus. However, E. borri is more slender and has a higher number of ventral scales (193 as opposed to 163 in E. somalicus).

Behavior
E. borrii is terrestrial, semifossorial, crepuscular and nocturnal.

Reproduction
E. borrii is ovoviviparous.