Photo of a Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake (intermedia) (Apostolepis intermedia)
Photo: jo22nfrog, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake (intermedia)

Apostolepis intermedia

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Apostolepis
Continents
South America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist

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About

Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake (intermedia) (Apostolepis intermedia) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Paraguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, open woodland, savanna, tropical savanna and 7 more. Recorded in 7 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.

Related snakes

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