São Paulo Reticulated Collared Snake
Phalotris mertensi
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Phalotris
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 21 places on iNaturalist
About
São Paulo Reticulated Collared Snake (Phalotris mertensi) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 16 more. Recorded in 21 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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Coastal Scrub
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Cerrado Savanna
- Pantanal Wetlands
- Coastal Restinga
Related snakes
- Phalotris shawnella
- Phalotris illustrator
- Phalotris concolor
- Phalotris nasutus
- Tricolored Burrowing Snake Phalotris tricolor
- Cuyan Burrowing Snake Phalotris cuyanus
- Phalotris multipunctatus
- Enparaguayan Burrowing Snake Phalotris nigrilatus
- Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake Phalotris matogrossensis
- Lip-spotted Collared Snake Phalotris labiomaculatus
- Phalotris lativittatus
- Dumeril's Diadem Snake Phalotris lemniscatus
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.