Photo of a Kunua Blind Snake (Acutotyphlops kunuaensis)
Photo: Guillaume Tessereau, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Kunua Blind Snake

Acutotyphlops kunuaensis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Typhlopidae
Genus
Acutotyphlops
Continents
Oceania
Countries
2
How common
Rare

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About

Kunua Blind Snake (Acutotyphlops kunuaensis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Typhlopidae, found in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 9 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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