Derafshi Snake
Lytorhynchus ridgewayi
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lytorhynchus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 15 places on iNaturalist
About
Derafshi Snake (Lytorhynchus ridgewayi) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. It lives in habitats such as grassland, temperate grassland, steppe, desert and 10 more. Recorded in 15 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
- Maynard's Longnose Sand Snake Lytorhynchus maynardi
- Leviton's Leafnose Snake Lytorhynchus gasperetti
- Awl-headed Snake Lytorhynchus diadema
- Kennedy's Leafnose Snake Lytorhynchus kennedyi
- Sindh Awl-headed Snake Lytorhynchus paradoxus
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
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- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
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.