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Villiers' Blind Snake
Rhinoleptus koniagui
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Leptotyphlopidae
- Genus
- Rhinoleptus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Rare
About
Villiers' Blind Snake (Rhinoleptus koniagui) is a non-venomous snake of the family Leptotyphlopidae, found in Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 17 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.
Related snakes
- Epictia rioignis
- Epictia wynni
- Epictia hobartsmithi
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- Myriopholis occipitalis
- Epictia martinezi
- Collared Blind Snake Habrophallos collaris
- Dainty Blind Snake Trilepida dimidiata
- Black Blind Snake (fallax) Epictia fallax
- South American Blind Snake (amazonica) Epictia amazonica
- Guayaquila Blind Snake Epictia guayaquilensis
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.