Seychelles House Snake
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The Seychelles House Snake (Lamprophis geometricus) is a species of snake
in the Colubridae family.
It is endemic to Seychelles
.
Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical dry forest
s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and rural gardens.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
in the Colubridae family.
It is endemic to Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
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s are subtropical or tropical dry forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and rural gardens.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Gerlach, J. & Ineich, I. 2006. Lamprophis geometricus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.