Blackbelly Snake

About

Blackbelly Snake (Hydraethiops melanogaster) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 24 more. Recorded in 5 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Republic of the Congo
• South Sudan

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
• Gallery Forest
• Flooded Forest
• Open Woodland
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Wetlands
• Marshes
• Freshwater Marshes
• Swamps
• Freshwater Swamps
• Forested Swamps
• Seasonal Wetlands
• Rivers
• Streams
• Creeks
• Lakes
• Ponds
• Springs

Related snakes

• Ocellate Water Snake Hydraethiops laevis
• Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
• Atractus dapsilis
• de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
• Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
• Tantilla stenigrammi
• Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
• Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
• Erythrolamprus rochai
• Tantilla gottei
• Cunene Racer Mopanveldophis zebrinus
• Taylor's Racer Platyceps taylori