Photo of a Hallowell's Ground Snake (Atractus fuliginosus)
Photo: Fundacion ProAves, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Hallowell's Ground Snake

Atractus fuliginosus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Atractus
Continents
South America
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 16 places on iNaturalist

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About

Hallowell's Ground Snake (Atractus fuliginosus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 14 more. Recorded in 16 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

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