Dull Purple-glossed Snake

About

Dull Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas unicolor) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 16 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 14 more. Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• Mali
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda

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
• Evergreen Forest
• Dry Woodland
• Open Woodland
• Scrub Forest
• Thorn Forest
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Semi-Desert
• Underground Burrows
• Loose Soil
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• Guinean Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna
• Sahel Shrubland

Related snakes

• Eastern Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas microphthalma
• Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
• Katanga Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas katangensis
• Rodhain's Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas rodhaini
• Mpwapwa Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas dimidiata
• Common Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas polylepis
• Natal Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas concolor
• Teitana Purple-glossed Snake Amblyodipsas teitana