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Scortecci's Diadem Snake
Spalerosophis josephscorteccii
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Spalerosophis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Scortecci's Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis josephscorteccii) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Somalia. It lives in habitats such as coastal forest, scrub forest, thorn forest, semi-desert and 6 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
- Zebra Snake Spalerosophis microlepis
- Werner's Diadem Snake Spalerosophis dolichospilus
- Red-spotted Diadem Snake Spalerosophis arenarius
- Royal snake Spalerosophis atriceps
- Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema
- 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
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.