Ziggy Stardust Snake
Parafimbrios lao
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Xenodermidae
- Genus
- Parafimbrios
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Rare
About
Ziggy Stardust Snake (Parafimbrios lao) is a non-venomous snake of the family Xenodermidae, found in China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 12 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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
- Parafimbrios vietnamensis
- Tim’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus timi
- Emily’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus emilyae
- Julian’s Burrowing Snake Achalinus juliani
- Yuinkai Mountains Burrowing Snake Achalinus yunkaiensis
- Trang An Burrowing Snake Achalinus tranganensis
- Pingbian odd-scaled snake Achalinus pingbianensis
- Yang’s Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus yangdatongi
- Zug's Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus zugorum
- Panzhihua Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus panzhihuaensis
- Stolickza's Stream Snake Paraxenodermus borneensis
- Dehua Odd–scaled Snake Achalinus dehuaensis
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.