Spirit Ground Snake
Psomophis genimaculatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Psomophis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 19 places on iNaturalist
About
Spirit Ground Snake (Psomophis genimaculatus) 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 seasonal forest and 17 more. Recorded in 19 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
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Semi-Desert
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Cerrado Savanna
- Pantanal Wetlands
- Gran Chaco Woodland
Related snakes
- Wide Ground Snake Psomophis obtusus
- Psomophis joberti
- 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
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
- Cunene Racer Mopanveldophis zebrinus
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.