Gongylophis conicus(Schneider 1801) Common Sand Boa	Diagnostic characters:
	Body short and thick; scales of head and tail strongly keeled; eye small with vertical pupil; tail very short. Dorsum variable; reddish-brown; yellowish-white, dark-brown or black with irregular dark brown, black-edged blotches; under part yellowish-white. SVL: 1000mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Mainly nocturnal. Found below rocks, rat holes and termites mounds.
	Diet:
	Feeds on insects, lizards, snakes, birds and rodents.
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Common. No serious threat observed
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Throughout.  Elsewhere in India: Throughout excluding the Northeast, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. Elsewhere outside: Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka