Photo of a Madagascar blindsnake (Xenotyphlops grandidieri)
Photo: joernkoehler, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Madagascar blindsnake

Xenotyphlops grandidieri

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

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About

Madagascar blindsnake (Xenotyphlops grandidieri) is a non-venomous snake of the family Xenotyphlopidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, coastal forest, underground burrows, loose soil and 6 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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