Dugès' Earth Snake
Geophis dugesii
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Geophis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 17 places on iNaturalist
About
Dugès' Earth Snake (Geophis dugesii) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, subtropical dry forest, pine forest, scrub forest and 19 more. Recorded in 17 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 Dry Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Sonoran Desert
- Chihuahuan Desert
- Central American Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Sierra Juarez Earth Snake Geophis duellmani
- Ruthven's Earth Snake Geophis ruthveni
- Dunn's Earth Snake Geophis dunni
- Talamancan Earth Snake Geophis talamancae
- Sierra Coalcoman Earth Snake Geophis incomptus
- Betanien Earth Snake Geophis betaniensis
- Widecollar Earth Snake Geophis laticollaris
- Sallae's Earth Snake Geophis sallaei
- Benito Juarez's Earth Snake Geophis juarezi
- Keeled Earth Snake Geophis carinosus
- Michoacán Earth Snake Geophis maculiferus
- Coffee Earth Snake Geophis nasalis
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.