Madagascar Night Snake
Madagascarophis colubrinus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Pseudoxyrhophiidae
- Genus
- Madagascarophis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Madagascar Night Snake (Madagascarophis colubrinus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 22 more. Common: recorded in 102 places 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Highlands
- Coastal Scrub
- Madagascar Rainforest
- Madagascar Lowland Rainforest
- Madagascar Montane Rainforest
- Madagascar Humid Forest
- Madagascar Subhumid Forest
- Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forest
- Madagascar Spiny Forest
- Madagascar Spiny Thicket
- Madagascar Succulent Woodland
- Madagascar Montane Shrubland
- Madagascar Mangrove Forest
Related snakes
- Cat-eyed Snake (meridionalis) Madagascarophis meridionalis
- Ocellated Cat Snake Madagascarophis ocellatus
- Antsiranana Cat Snake Madagascarophis fuchsi
- Ghost Snake Madagascarophis lolo
- Chevron Necked Snake Micropisthodon ochraceus
- Vaillant's Madagascar Ground Snake Liophidium vaillanti
- Anatelo Forest Smooth Snake Liophidium therezieni
- Peters' Bright Snake Liophidium mayottensis
- Madagascar Three-lined Snake Liophidium trilineatum
- Gold-collarcd Snake Liophidium rhodogaster
- Toliara Smooth Snake Liophidium chabaudi
- White-lipped Smooth Snake Liophidium torquatum
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.