Befandriana Smooth Snake
Liophidium apperti
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Pseudoxyrhophiidae
- Genus
- Liophidium
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Befandriana Smooth Snake (Liophidium apperti) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, evergreen forest, coastal forest and 11 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.
Related snakes
- Vaillant's Madagascar Ground Snake Liophidium vaillanti
- Anatelo Forest Smooth Snake Liophidium therezieni
- Peters' Bright Snake Liophidium mayottensis
- Madagascar Three-lined Snake Liophidium trilineatum
- Gold-collarcd Snake Liophidium rhodogaster
- Toliara Smooth Snake Liophidium chabaudi
- White-lipped Smooth Snake Liophidium torquatum
- Madagascar Black-bellied Smooth Snake Liophidium maintikibo
- Red-striped Smooth Snake Liophidium pattoni
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.