Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake
Phalotris matogrossensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Phalotris
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist
About
Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake (Phalotris matogrossensis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Paraguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, open woodland, savanna, tropical savanna and 7 more. Recorded in 13 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
- Phalotris shawnella
- Phalotris illustrator
- Phalotris concolor
- São Paulo Reticulated Collared Snake Phalotris mertensi
- Phalotris nasutus
- Tricolored Burrowing Snake Phalotris tricolor
- Cuyan Burrowing Snake Phalotris cuyanus
- Phalotris multipunctatus
- Enparaguayan Burrowing Snake Phalotris nigrilatus
- Lip-spotted Collared Snake Phalotris labiomaculatus
- Phalotris lativittatus
- Dumeril's Diadem Snake Phalotris lemniscatus
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.