Photo of a Southern Sharpnose Snake (Xenoxybelis boulengeri)
Photo: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Southern Sharpnose Snake

Xenoxybelis boulengeri

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Xenoxybelis
Continents
South America
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 12 places on iNaturalist

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About

Southern Sharpnose Snake (Xenoxybelis boulengeri) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 3 more. Recorded in 12 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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