Short Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus breviceps
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Erythrolamprus
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Recorded in 21 places on iNaturalist
About
Short Ground Snake (Erythrolamprus breviceps) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 20 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 Lowland Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Open Woodland
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Waterholes
- Roadsides
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Guiana Shield Rainforest
- Cerrado Savanna
- Pantanal Wetlands
Related snakes
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tobago Stream Snake Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae
- Erythrolamprus oligolepis
- Zweifel's Ground Snake Erythrolamprus zweifeli
- Erythrolamprus fraseri
- Erythrolamprus lamonae
- Erythrolamprus albiventris
- Savannah Racer Erythrolamprus aenigma
- Red Snake Erythrolamprus ocellatus
- False Coral Snake Erythrolamprus pseudocorallus
- Günther's False Coral Snake Erythrolamprus guentheri
- Mimic False Coral Snake Erythrolamprus mimus
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.