Photo of a Madagascar Burrowing Snake (Pararhadinaea melanogaster)
Photo: Dr Mark D. Scherz, CC-BY-NC-ND, via iNaturalist

Madagascar Burrowing Snake

Pararhadinaea melanogaster

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus
Pararhadinaea
Continents
Africa
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Madagascar Burrowing Snake (Pararhadinaea melanogaster) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, coastal forest, coastal scrub, madagascar subhumid forest and 4 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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