Spotted Genuine-Snake
Saphenophis boursieri
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Saphenophis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist
About
Spotted Genuine-Snake (Saphenophis boursieri) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Ecuador. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 7 more. Recorded in 13 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
- Three-striped Smooth Ground Snake Saphenophis tristriatus
- Atahuallpa Saphenophis Snake Saphenophis atahuallpae
- Saphenophis Snake Saphenophis sneiderni
- Dunn's Saphenophis Snake Saphenophis antioquiensis
- 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
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.