Middle American Burrowing Snake (quadrivirgatum)
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Adelphicos
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 54 places on iNaturalist
About
Middle American Burrowing Snake (quadrivirgatum) (Adelphicos quadrivirgatum) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 25 more. Recorded in 54 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Leaf Litter
Related snakes
- Sargi's Earth Snake Adelphicos sargii
- Burrowing Snake Adelphicos nigrilatum
- Stuart's Burrowing Snake Adelphicos veraepacis
- Dary's Burrowing Snake Adelphicos daryi
- Middle American Burrowing Snake (visoninum) Adelphicos visoninum
- Oaxacan Burrowing Snake Adelphicos latifasciatum
- Ibarra's Burrowing Snake Adelphicos ibarrorum
- Newman's earth snake Adelphicos newmanorum
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.