Boettger Snakes
Heteroliodon
Heteroliodon is a genus of snake in the pseudoxyrhophiid family found only on the island of Madagascar. They are harmless to humans.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Light-banded Dwarf Snake
speciesHeteroliodon occipitalis
Ankarana Dwarf Snake
speciesHeteroliodon lava
Stout Dwarf Snake
speciesHeteroliodon fohy
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 29920.