Black File Snake
Gracililima nyassae
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
- Genus
- Gracililima
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 14
- How common
- Recorded in 68 places on iNaturalist
About
Black File Snake (Gracililima nyassae) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya and 9 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 29 more. Recorded in 68 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
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
Related snakes
- Long-lined House Snake Boaedon longilineatus
- Mlanje White-bellied Water-Snake Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
- Central-African Lined House Snake Boaedon paralineatus
- Yellow House Snake Boaedon subflavus
- Coastal House Snake (littoralis) Boaedon littoralis
- Angola File Snake Limaformosa vernayi
- Common File Snake Limaformosa capensis
- Boaedon mendesi
- African File Snake Limaformosa crossi
- Branch’s Brown House Snake Boaedon branchi
- Dark-bellied Housesnake Boaedon variegatus
- Congo File Snake Limaformosa savorgnani
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.