Cardamom Hills Earth Snake
Rhinophis fergusonianus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Uropeltidae
- Genus
- Rhinophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Cardamom Hills Earth Snake (Rhinophis fergusonianus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Uropeltidae, found in India. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 5 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
- Large Shieldtail Snake Rhinophis saffragamus
- Wayanad Earth Snake Rhinophis melanoleucus
- Karinthandan Earth Snake Rhinophis karinthandani
- Phillipps' Earth Snake Rhinophis phillipsi
- Mendis' Shieldtail Rhinophis mendisi
- Matale Shieldtail Rhinophis gunasekarai
- Blyth's earth snake Rhinophis blythii
- Willey's Earth Snake Rhinophis porrectus
- Müller's Earth Snake Rhinophis punctatus
- Tamil Nadu Earth Snake Rhinophis travancoricus
- Deraniyagala's Earth Snake Rhinophis tricoloratus
- Polkadot Earth Snake Rhinophis dorsimaculatus
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.