Photo of a Amerotyphlops amoipira (Amerotyphlops amoipira)
Photo: rosanasobral, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Typhlopidae
Genus
Amerotyphlops
Continents
South America
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Amerotyphlops amoipira is a non-venomous snake of the family Typhlopidae, found in Brazil. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 22 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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