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Banded Watersnake
Djokoiskandarus annulata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Djokoiskandarus
- Continents
- Asia, Oceania
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Banded Watersnake (Djokoiskandarus annulata) is a non-venomous snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 20 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Mangrove Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Estuaries
- Brackish Wetlands
- Mangrove Swamps
- Coastal Lagoons
- New Guinea Lowland Rainforest
- New Guinea Montane Rainforest
- New Guinea Swamp Forest
Related snakes
- Myanophis thanlyinensis
- Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
- Mamberano Mud Snake Heurnia ventromaculata
- Lake Buhi Bockadam Cerberus microlepis
- Tentacled Snake Erpeton tentaculatum
- Keel-bellied Water Snake Bitia hydroides
- Gerard's water snake Gerarda prevostiana
- Siebold's Mud Snake Ferania sieboldii
- Selangor Mud Snake Raclitia indica
- Blackwater Mud Snake Phytolopsis punctata
- Reuss' Mud Snake Miralia alternans
- Richardson's mangrove snake Myron richardsonii
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.