Amazon Tropical Forest Snake
Erythrolamprus pygmaeus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Erythrolamprus
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 22 places on iNaturalist
About
Amazon Tropical Forest Snake (Erythrolamprus pygmaeus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 16 more. Recorded in 22 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Valleys
- Roadsides
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Andean Cloud Forest
Related snakes
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tobago Stream Snake Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae
- Erythrolamprus oligolepis
- Zweifel's Ground Snake Erythrolamprus zweifeli
- Erythrolamprus fraseri
- Erythrolamprus lamonae
- Erythrolamprus albiventris
- Savannah Racer Erythrolamprus aenigma
- Red Snake Erythrolamprus ocellatus
- False Coral Snake Erythrolamprus pseudocorallus
- Günther's False Coral Snake Erythrolamprus guentheri
- Mimic False Coral Snake Erythrolamprus mimus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.