Mole Viper (corpulenta)

About

Mole Viper (corpulenta) (Atractaspis corpulenta) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and 7 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 9 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Benin
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Republic of the Congo
• Sierra Leone

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 Lowland Forest
• Evergreen Forest
• Open Woodland
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Underground Burrows
• Loose Soil
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• Guinean Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna

Related snakes

• Engdahl's Mole Viper Atractaspis engdahli
• Boulenger's Mole Viper Atractaspis boulengeri
• Peters' Burrowing Asp Atractaspis fallax
• Mole Viper (aterrima) Atractaspis aterrima
• Variable Burrowing Asp Atractaspis irregularis
• Battersby's Mole Viper Atractaspis battersbyi
• Congo Burrowing Asp Atractaspis congica
• Ogaden Burrowing Asp Atractaspis leucomelas
• Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp Atractaspis microlepidota
• Arabian Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp Atractaspis andersonii
• Phillips' Burrowing Asp Atractaspis phillipsi
• Sahelian Burrowing Asp Atractaspis micropholis