Photo of a Fronted Ground Snake (Lygophis flavifrenatus)
Photo: Glayson Bencke, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Fronted Ground Snake

Lygophis flavifrenatus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Lygophis
Continents
South America
Countries
5
How common
Recorded in 8 places on iNaturalist

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About

Fronted Ground Snake (Lygophis flavifrenatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 5 more. Recorded in 8 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.

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