Photo of a Ambre Brook Snake (Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis)
Photo: Lennart Hudel, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Ambre Brook Snake

Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus
Pseudoxyrhopus
Continents
Africa
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Ambre Brook Snake (Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, coastal forest, leaf litter, fallen logs and 6 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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