Photo of a Phillips' Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis phillipsi)
Photo: Rania Baleela, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Phillips' Burrowing Asp

Atractaspis phillipsi

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Atractaspididae
Genus
Atractaspis
Continents
Africa
Countries
2
How common
Rare

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About

Phillips' Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis phillipsi) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in South Sudan, Sudan. It lives in habitats such as dry woodland, open woodland, scrub forest, thorn forest and 8 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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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