Photo of a Schlegel's Crown Snake (Aspidomorphus schlegelii)
Photo: Benoît Segerer, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Schlegel's Crown Snake

Aspidomorphus schlegelii

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Elapid
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Aspidomorphus
Continents
Asia, Oceania
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist

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About

Schlegel's Crown Snake (Aspidomorphus schlegelii) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 2 more. Recorded in 3 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.

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