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Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp
Atractaspis microlepidota
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Atractaspididae
- Genus
- Atractaspis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 10
- How common
- Rare
About
Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Benin, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Mali and 5 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 19 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Coastal Scrub
- Guinean Rainforest
- East African Coastal Forest
- Sudanian Savanna
- Sahara Desert
- Sahel Shrubland
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
- Mole Viper (corpulenta) Atractaspis corpulenta
- Arabian Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp Atractaspis andersonii
- Phillips' Burrowing Asp Atractaspis phillipsi
- Sahelian Burrowing Asp Atractaspis micropholis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.