Photo of a Emily’s Burrowing Snake (Achalinus emilyae)
Photo: p_concolor, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Emily’s Burrowing Snake

Achalinus emilyae

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Xenodermidae
Genus
Achalinus
Continents
Asia
Countries
2
How common
Rare

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About

Emily’s Burrowing Snake (Achalinus emilyae) is a non-venomous snake of the family Xenodermidae, found in China, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, evergreen forest, broadleaf forest, bamboo forest and 3 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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