Werner's Garter Snake

About

Werner's Garter Snake (Elapsoidea laticincta) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 14 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Ethiopia
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Uganda

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
• Semi-Desert
• Underground Burrows
• Loose Soil
• Termite Mounds
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna
• Sahel Shrubland

Related snakes

• Trape's Garter Snake Elapsoidea trapei
• Angolan Garter Snake Elapsoidea semiannulata
• 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