Dragon snake
Xenodermus javanicus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Xenodermidae
- Genus
- Xenodermus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 48 places on iNaturalist
About
Dragon snake (Xenodermus javanicus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Xenodermidae, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 15 more. Recorded in 48 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
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Montane Rainforest
- Borneo Cloud Forest
- Borneo Heath Forest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
- Borneo Limestone Forest
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
- Java Rainforest
- Java Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Tim’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus timi
- Emily’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus emilyae
- Parafimbrios vietnamensis
- Julian’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus juliani
- Yuinkai Mountains Burrowing Snake Achalinus yunkaiensis
- Trang An Burrowing Snake Achalinus tranganensis
- Pingbian odd-scaled snake Achalinus pingbianensis
- Yang’s Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus yangdatongi
- Zug's Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus zugorum
- Panzhihua Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus panzhihuaensis
- Stolickza's Stream Snake Paraxenodermus borneensis
- Dehua Odd–scaled Snake Achalinus dehuaensis
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.