Coffee Worm Snake
Amerotyphlops tenuis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Amerotyphlops
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist
About
Coffee Worm Snake (Amerotyphlops tenuis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Typhlopidae, found in Guatemala, Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 17 more. Recorded in 3 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
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Termite Mounds
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
Related snakes
- Amerotyphlops caetanoi
- Amerotyphlops martis
- Amerotyphlops illusorium
- Amerotyphlops montanum
- Amerotyphlops arenensis
- Honduras Worm Snake Amerotyphlops tycherus
- Grenada Worm Snake Amerotyphlops tasymicris
- Yucatecan Worm Snake Amerotyphlops microstomus
- Estado Falcón Worm Snake Amerotyphlops lehneri
- Stadelman's Worm Snake Amerotyphlops stadelmani
- Brongersma's Worm Snake Amerotyphlops brongersmianus
- Costa Rica Worm Snake Amerotyphlops costaricensis
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.