Loranca's Earth Snake
Geophis lorancai
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Geophis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 6 places on iNaturalist
About
Loranca's Earth Snake (Geophis lorancai) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 15 more. Recorded in 6 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
Related snakes
- Sierra Juarez Earth Snake Geophis duellmani
- Ruthven's Earth Snake Geophis ruthveni
- Dunn's Earth Snake Geophis dunni
- Talamancan Earth Snake Geophis talamancae
- Sierra Coalcoman Earth Snake Geophis incomptus
- Betanien Earth Snake Geophis betaniensis
- Widecollar Earth Snake Geophis laticollaris
- Sallae's Earth Snake Geophis sallaei
- Benito Juarez's Earth Snake Geophis juarezi
- Keeled Earth Snake Geophis carinosus
- Michoacán Earth Snake Geophis maculiferus
- Coffee Earth Snake Geophis nasalis
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.