Black-lipped groundsnake
Stegonotus melanolabiatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Stegonotus
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Black-lipped groundsnake (Stegonotus melanolabiatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 2 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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.
Related snakes
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Ayamaru Groundsnake Stegonotus ayamaru
- Kei Island Groundsnake Stegonotus keyensis
- Slaty-grey snake Stegonotus australis
- Purari Groundsnake Stegonotus aplini
- Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake Stegonotus caligocephalus
- Timor Ground Snake Stegonotus nancuro
- Bornean Black Snake Stegonotus borneensis
- Bismark Ground Snake Stegonotus heterurus
- Diehl’s Little Ground Snake Stegonotus diehli
- Batjan Frog-eating Snake Stegonotus batjanensis
- Slatey-grey Snake (parvus) Stegonotus parvus
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.