Cylindrophis engkariensis
Basic stats
Venom
Non-venomous
Diet
Other snakes, eels, small vertebrates (presumed, typical for pipe snakes)
Habitat
Underground, leaf litter
Range
Borneo (Engkari river system, Sarawak)
Litter size
Live-bearing, poorly documented (typical for pipe snakes)
Gestation period
Unrecorded in the wild
Size
Medium (up to 80cm)
Weight
~0.3–0.8kg
A cylindrical burrowing pipe snake named after Sarawak's Engkari river, close relative of the more familiar Common Pipe Snake.
Spends most of its time underground or in leaf litter and is only rarely seen above ground; harmless to people.
