Photo of a Short-nosed Groundsnake (Taeniophallus brevirostris)
Photo: Dwain Holmes, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Short-nosed Groundsnake

Taeniophallus brevirostris

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Taeniophallus
Continents
South America
Countries
6
How common
Recorded in 35 places on iNaturalist

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About

Short-nosed Groundsnake (Taeniophallus brevirostris) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 11 more. Recorded in 35 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.

Related snakes

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