Photo of a Domergue's Sand Worm Snake (Madatyphlops domerguei)
Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Domergue's Sand Worm Snake

Madatyphlops domerguei

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Typhlopidae
Genus
Madatyphlops
Continents
Africa
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Domergue's Sand Worm Snake (Madatyphlops domerguei) is a non-venomous snake of the family Typhlopidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest 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

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