Southern Striped Snake
Lygophis meridionalis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lygophis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 20 places on iNaturalist
About
Southern Striped Snake (Lygophis meridionalis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical dry forest and 24 more. Recorded in 20 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 Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Coastal Scrub
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Atlantic Rainforest
Related snakes
- Lema's Ground Snake Lygophis dilepis
- Fronted Ground Snake Lygophis flavifrenatus
- Hoge's Ground Snake Lygophis paucidens
- Elegant Ground Snake Lygophis elegantissimus
- Vanzolini's Ground Snake Lygophis vanzolinii
- Golden-belly snake Lygophis anomalus
- Lined Ground Snake Lygophis lineatus
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.