Photo of a Red-striped Smooth Snake (Liophidium pattoni)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Red-striped Smooth Snake

Liophidium pattoni

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

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About

Red-striped Smooth Snake (Liophidium pattoni) 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 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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