Golden-belly snake
Lygophis anomalus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lygophis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Golden-belly snake (Lygophis anomalus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 5 more. Common: recorded in 246 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
- Lema's Ground Snake Lygophis dilepis
- Fronted Ground Snake Lygophis flavifrenatus
- Hoge's Ground Snake Lygophis paucidens
- Elegant Ground Snake Lygophis elegantissimus
- Vanzolini's Ground Snake Lygophis vanzolinii
- Southern Striped Snake Lygophis meridionalis
- Lined Ground Snake Lygophis lineatus
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.