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Sahelian Burrowing Asp
Atractaspis micropholis
Atractaspis micropholis, the Sahelian burrowing asp, is a species of snake from the Atractaspis genus. The species was scientifically described in 1872 by Günther. It is restricted to Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegambia, Chad and Mali. It lives in savannas in an elevation of up to 500 m (1,600 ft). Populations are stable and it's listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 116509.