Photo of a Northern New Guinea Ground Snake (Stegonotus modestus)
Photo: Tom Kirschey, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Northern New Guinea Ground Snake

Stegonotus modestus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Stegonotus
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Northern New Guinea Ground Snake (Stegonotus modestus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Indonesia. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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.

  • Not worked out yet

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