Photo of a Reticulate groundsnake (Stegonotus reticulatus)
Photo: Eric N. Rittmeyer, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Reticulate groundsnake

Stegonotus reticulatus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Stegonotus
Continents
Oceania
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 6 places on iNaturalist

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About

Reticulate groundsnake (Stegonotus reticulatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 2 more. Recorded in 6 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

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