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Purple-glossed Snakes

Amblyodipsas

Amblyodipsas is a genus of snakes found in Africa. Currently, 9 species are recognized. These snakes are often known as purple-glossed snakes or glossy snakes. Although rear-fanged, all species are considered harmless, but their venom has not been well studied. They should not be confused with the glossy snakes of the genus Arizona, which are found in North America.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Common Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas polylepis

Natal Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas concolor

Eastern Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas microphthalma

Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas ventrimaculata

Dull Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas unicolor

Katanga Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas katangensis

Mpwapwa Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas dimidiata

Rodhain's Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas rodhaini

Teitana Purple-glossed Snake

speciesAmblyodipsas teitana

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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 26466.