Photo of a Salween River Basin Mud Snake (Gyiophis salweenensis)
Photo: Khant Ye Yint ( Lord Khanevyr ov Mandralyx), CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Salween River Basin Mud Snake

Gyiophis salweenensis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Watersnake
Family
Homalopsidae
Genus
Gyiophis
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Salween River Basin Mud Snake (Gyiophis salweenensis) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Myanmar. It lives in habitats such as wetlands, marshes, freshwater marshes, swamps and 5 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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.

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