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Savanna Lesser File Snake
Gonionotophis grantii
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
- Genus
- Gonionotophis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 12
- How common
- Rare
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Savanna Lesser File Snake (Gonionotophis grantii) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana and 7 more. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 12 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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
- Mocquard's African Ground Snake Gonionotophis brussauxi
- Matschie's African Ground Snake Gonionotophis klingi
- Long-lined House Snake Boaedon longilineatus
- Mlanje White-bellied Water-Snake Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
- Central-African Lined House Snake Boaedon paralineatus
- Yellow House Snake Boaedon subflavus
- Coastal House Snake (littoralis) Boaedon littoralis
- Black File Snake Gracililima nyassae
- Angola File Snake Limaformosa vernayi
- Common File Snake Limaformosa capensis
- Boaedon mendesi
- African File Snake Limaformosa crossi
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.