Wildlifeof Sumatra
Weber's Pipe Snake
Dwarf Pipe Snakes
Photo: Theodorus Willem van Lidth de Jeude (1853–1937) · Public domain
Anomochilus weberi
Basic stats
Habitat
Montane and lowland dipterocarp forest, 300–1,000m
Range
Endemic to Borneo and Sumatra
Weber's dwarf pipesnake, also called the Sumatran giant blind snake, is a species in the dwarf pipesnake family Anomochilidae. It is endemic to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, where it inhabits montane and lowland dipterocarp forest at altitudes of 300–1,000 m. It was described by the herpetologist Theodorus Willem van Lidth de Jeude in 1890 (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Weber's Pipe Snake live in?
- Montane and lowland dipterocarp forest, 300–1,000m
- Where is the Weber's Pipe Snake found?
- Endemic to Borneo and Sumatra