Lined Ground Snake
Lygophis lineatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lygophis
- Continents
- South America, North America
- Countries
- 11
- How common
- Common
About
Lined Ground Snake (Lygophis lineatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana and 6 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 23 more. Common: recorded in 92 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 Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Open Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Guiana Shield Rainforest
- Andean Cloud Forest
- Cerrado Savanna
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
- Golden-belly snake Lygophis anomalus
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.