Common File Snake
Limaformosa capensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
- Genus
- Limaformosa
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 20
- How common
- Recorded in 47 places on iNaturalist
About
Common File Snake (Limaformosa capensis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 15 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 33 more. Recorded in 47 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
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
Related snakes
- Angola File Snake Limaformosa vernayi
- African File Snake Limaformosa crossi
- Congo File Snake Limaformosa savorgnani
- Unicolor File Snake Limaformosa chanleri
- Guiral's File Snake Limaformosa guirali
- Long-lined House Snake Boaedon longilineatus
- Mlanje White-bellied Water-Snake Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
- Central-African Lined House Snake Boaedon paralineatus
- Yellow House Snake Boaedon subflavus
- Coastal House Snake (littoralis) Boaedon littoralis
- Black File Snake Gracililima nyassae
- Boaedon mendesi
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.