Raddi's Lizard-eating Snake
Elapomorphus quinquelineatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Elapomorphus
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 42 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Raddi's Lizard-eating Snake (Elapomorphus quinquelineatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 10 more. Recorded in 42 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
- Wucherer's Lizard-eating Snake Elapomorphus wuchereri
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
- Cunene Racer Mopanveldophis zebrinus
- Taylor's Racer Platyceps taylori
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.