Lateral Water Snake
Thamnosophis lateralis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Pseudoxyrhophiidae
- Genus
- Thamnosophis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 59 places on iNaturalist
About
Lateral Water Snake (Thamnosophis lateralis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 22 more. Recorded in 59 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Highlands
- Coastal Scrub
- Madagascar Rainforest
- Madagascar Lowland Rainforest
- Madagascar Montane Rainforest
- Madagascar Humid Forest
- Madagascar Subhumid Forest
- Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forest
- Madagascar Spiny Forest
- Madagascar Spiny Thicket
- Madagascar Succulent Woodland
- Madagascar Montane Shrubland
- Madagascar Mangrove Forest
Related snakes
- Yellow-striped Water Snake Thamnosophis stumpffi
- Forest Water Snake Thamnosophis infrasignatus
- Yellow-throated Water Snake Thamnosophis mavotenda
- Antsiranana Water Snake Thamnosophis martae
- Eastern Madagascar Water Snake Thamnosophis epistibes
- Chevron Necked Snake Micropisthodon ochraceus
- Vaillant's Madagascar Ground Snake Liophidium vaillanti
- Anatelo Forest Smooth Snake Liophidium therezieni
- Peters' Bright Snake Liophidium mayottensis
- Madagascar Three-lined Snake Liophidium trilineatum
- Gold-collarcd Snake Liophidium rhodogaster
- Toliara Smooth Snake Liophidium chabaudi
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.