Tholloni's African Water Snake
Grayia tholloni
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Grayia
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 17
- How common
- Recorded in 5 places on iNaturalist
About
Tholloni's African Water Snake (Grayia tholloni) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 12 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 42 more. Recorded in 5 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
Related snakes
- Caesar's African Water Snake Grayia caesar
- Ornate African Water Snake Grayia ornata
- Smith's African Water Snake Grayia smithii
- 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
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.