Photo of a Capistrata Centipede Snake (Tantilla capistrata)
Photo: Cornelio Sánchez, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Capistrata Centipede Snake

Tantilla capistrata

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Tantilla
Continents
South America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 8 places on iNaturalist

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About

Capistrata Centipede Snake (Tantilla capistrata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Ecuador, Peru. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, mountain forest and 9 more. Recorded in 8 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.

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