Bicoloured Swamp Snake
- Limnophis bicolor
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Threat: unconfirmed
- Venom/Toxin: none
- Trend: stable
General Information
The bicolored swamp snake also known as the striped swamp snake (Limnophis bicolor) is a species of African venomous snake.
It is the type species of the genus Limnophis.
Description
Its back is black with a white underbelly.
Ecology & Behaviour
Associated with floodplains and wetlands in the Zambezi and Congo River basins, also common in Angolan river systems.
Diet
This species exclusively feeds on fish.
Distribtion & Habitat
This species is found in the southwest of Angola, northern Botswana, eastern and southern Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Zambia (in the basins of the Okavango and Zambezi), and Zimbabwe.
References
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- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Squamata
- Suborder: Serpentes
- Family: Colubridae
- Genus: Limnophis
