Fitzinger's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus fitzingeri
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oxyrhopus
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 12 places on iNaturalist
About
Fitzinger's False Coral Snake (Oxyrhopus fitzingeri) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Ecuador, Peru. It lives in habitats such as forest edges, desert, coastal desert, roadsides. Recorded in 12 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
- Oxyrhopus emberti
- Bibron's False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus doliatus
- Guibe's Flame Snake Oxyrhopus guibei
- Forest Flame Snake Oxyrhopus petolarius
- Werner's False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus leucomelas
- Tschudi's False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus melanogenys
- Amazon False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus rhombifer
- Duméril's False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus clathratus
- Beautiful calico snake Oxyrhopus formosus
- Boulenger's False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus marcapatae
- Northern Calico Snake Oxyrhopus occipitalis
- Brazilian False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus trigeminus
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.