Pará Blackhead
Apostolepis nigrolineata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Apostolepis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 17 places on iNaturalist
About
Pará Blackhead (Apostolepis nigrolineata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Guyana. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 15 more. Recorded in 17 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 Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Guiana Shield Rainforest
- Cerrado Savanna
- Pantanal Wetlands
Related snakes
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Apostolepis underwoodi
- São Salvador burrow-snake Apostolepis adhara
- Reinhardt's Burrowing Snake Apostolepis assimilis
- Peru Burrowing Snake Apostolepis nigroterminata
- Borrelli's Burrowing Snake Apostolepis borellii
- Sand dunes Blackhead Apostolepis arenaria
- Gomes' Burrowing Snake Apostolepis cearensis
- Misiones Blackhead Apostolepis quirogai
- Tocantins Blackhead Apostolepis sanctaeritae
- Central Burrowing Snake Apostolepis flavotorquata
- Minacu Blackhead Apostolepis nelsonjorgei
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.