Common Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas polylepis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Atractaspididae
- Genus
- Amblyodipsas
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 13
- How common
- Common
About
Common Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas polylepis) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya and 8 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 22 more. Common: recorded in 97 places 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Coastal Scrub
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- East African Coastal Forest
- Miombo Woodland
Related snakes
- Eastern Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas microphthalma
- Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
- Katanga Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas katangensis
- Dull Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas unicolor
- Rodhain's Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas rodhaini
- Mpwapwa Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas dimidiata
- Natal Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas concolor
- Teitana Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas teitana
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.