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Basic information
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus
Western beaked snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilySand Snakes
GenusBeaked Snakes
- English name
- Western beaked snake
- Alternative names
- Rufous Beaked Snake, Western Rufous Beaked Snake
- Synonyms
- Psammophis oxyrhynchus, Rhamphiophis connali
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Mountain, Mountain range, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,600 mm
- SVL
- max 1,043 mm
- Body mass
- max 566 g
- Offspring total length
- max 296 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 230 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 13.3 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–18 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–4 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4S2L9 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18182 · dryad-v5