Photo of a Cream-spotted Mountain Snake (Montaspis gilvomaculata)
Photo: Tarik Lalla, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Cream-spotted Mountain Snake

Montaspis gilvomaculata

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Montaspis
Continents
Africa
Countries
2
How common
Rare

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About

Cream-spotted Mountain Snake (Montaspis gilvomaculata) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Lesotho, South Africa. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, coastal forest. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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

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