Photo of a Werner's Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis dolichospilus)
Photo: timoteo_b, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Werner's Diadem Snake

Spalerosophis dolichospilus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Spalerosophis
Continents
Africa
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 24 places on iNaturalist

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About

Werner's Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis dolichospilus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. It lives in habitats such as woodland, open woodland, montane woodland, mountain forest and 16 more. Recorded in 24 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

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