Lema's Ground Snake
Lygophis dilepis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lygophis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 50 places on iNaturalist
About
Lema's Ground Snake (Lygophis dilepis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 25 more. Recorded in 50 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 Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Cerrado Savanna
Related snakes
- 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
- Golden-belly snake Lygophis anomalus
- 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.