Trape's Garter Snake

About

Trape's Garter Snake (Elapsoidea trapei) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 17 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.

Where it lives

Native range

• Guinea
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Senegal

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
• Evergreen Forest
• Dry Woodland
• Open Woodland
• Scrub Forest
• Thorn Forest
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Desert
• Hot Desert
• Semi-Desert
• Underground Burrows
• Loose Soil
• Termite Mounds
• Guinean Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna
• Sahara Desert
• Sahel Shrubland

Related snakes

• Angolan Garter Snake Elapsoidea semiannulata
• Werner's Garter Snake Elapsoidea laticincta
• Somali Garter Snake Elapsoidea chelazziorum
• Black Garter Snake Elapsoidea nigra
• Günther’s Garter Snake Elapsoidea guentherii
• Broadley's Garter Snake Elapsoidea broadleyi
• Boulenger's Garter Snake Elapsoidea boulengeri
• African Garter Snake Elapsoidea sundevallii
• Loveridge's Garter Snake Elapsoidea loveridgei