Photo of a Three-striped Ground Snake (Pseudoxyrhopus tritaeniatus)
Photo: bex_carter, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Three-striped Ground Snake

Pseudoxyrhopus tritaeniatus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus
Pseudoxyrhopus
Continents
Africa
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 12 places on iNaturalist

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About

Three-striped Ground Snake (Pseudoxyrhopus tritaeniatus) 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 10 more. Recorded in 12 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.

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