Wildlifeof India
Lytorhynchus paradoxus
Colubrid Snakes
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Lytorhynchus paradoxus
Basic stats
Habitat
Desert
Range
Desert areas of Pakistan and India (Rajasthan)
Size
Total length about 36cm
The Sindh awl-headed snake, or Sind longnose sand snake, is a colubrid snake native to the desert areas of Pakistan and India (Rajasthan). The snout is long and sharply pointed, the back scales are in 19 rows at midbody, and the underside is white. Total length is about 14 inches (360 mm), with a tail of 2.3 inches (Wikipedia, general species account).
The Reptile Database lists eastern Pakistan along the border with India, and Rajasthan. The account used here gives no information on diet or breeding.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Lytorhynchus paradoxus live in?
- Desert
- Where is the Lytorhynchus paradoxus found?
- Desert areas of Pakistan and India (Rajasthan)
- How big is the Lytorhynchus paradoxus?
- Total length about 36cm