Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Leptophis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Common
About
Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 30 more. Common: recorded in 493 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
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
Related snakes
- Parrot Snake Leptophis ahaetulla
- Oliver's Parrot Snake (coeruleodorsus) Leptophis coeruleodorsus
- Copper Parrot Snake Leptophis cupreus
- Gray Lora Leptophis stimsoni
- Oliver's Parrot Snake (nebulosus) Leptophis nebulosus
- Pacific Coast Parrot Snake Leptophis diplotropis
- Cloud Forest Parrot Snake Leptophis modestus
- Cope's Parrot Snake Leptophis depressirostris
- Despax's Parrot Snake Leptophis riveti
- Leptophis vertebralis
- Leptophis haileyi
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.