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Fire-bellied Snake
Colubridae

Fire-bellied Snake

Erythrolamprus epinephalus (Cope, 1862)

Erythrolamprus epinephalus, the Fire-bellied snake, is a colubrid found in Central and South America that preys on toxic golden poison dart frogs.

Black-backed Snake
Colubridae

Black-backed Snake

Erythrolamprus melanotus (Shaw, 1802)

Erythrolamprus melanotus is an oviparous snake found in northern South America and the southern Caribbean.

Military Ground Snake
Colubridae

Military Ground Snake

Erythrolamprus miliaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Erythrolamprus miliaris is a stout short-tailed South American snake found in aquatic and riparian habitats east of the Andes.

Yellow-bellied Liophis
Colubridae

Yellow-bellied Liophis

Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus is a colubrid snake species found across eight South American countries.

Royal Ground Snake
Colubridae

Royal Ground Snake

Erythrolamprus reginae (Linnaeus, 1758)

The royal ground snake (Erythrolamprus reginae) is a colubrid snake endemic to northern South America.

Golden Liophis
Colubridae

Golden Liophis

Erythrolamprus semiaureus (Cope, 1862)

Erythrolamprus semiaureus is a colubrid snake species found in four countries in South America.

Velvet Swampsnake
Colubridae

Velvet Swampsnake

Erythrolamprus typhlus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Erythrolamprus typhlus, the blind or velvet ground snake, is a South American colubrid snake found across multiple South American countries.

Crown Ground Snake
Colubridae

Crown Ground Snake

Erythrolamprus viridis (Günther, 1862)

The crown ground snake Erythrolamprus viridis is a colubrid snake species found in Brazil.

Pacific Longtail Snake
Colubridae

Pacific Longtail Snake

Enulius flavitorques (Cope, 1868)

Enulius flavitorques, the Pacific longtail snake, is a colubrid snake found across Central and northern South America.

White-headed snake
Colubridae

White-headed snake

Enuliophis sclateri (Boulenger, 1894)

Enuliophis sclateri is a monotypic colubrid snake native to Central America and northern South America.

Raddi's Lizard-eating Snake
Colubridae

Raddi's Lizard-eating Snake

Elapomorphus quinquelineatus (Raddi, 1820)

Elapomorphus quinquelineatus (Raddi's lizard-eating snake) is a Colubridae snake species found in Brazil.

Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake
Colubridae

Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake

Echinanthera cephalostriata Di Bernardo, 1996

Echinanthera cephalostriata, the Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake, is a non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to Brazil.

Black-collared Snake
Colubridae

Black-collared Snake

Drepanoides anomalus (Jan, 1863)

Drepanoides anomalus, the black-collared snake, is the only species in the colubrid genus Drepanoides and lives in South America.

Neotropical Snail-eater
Colubridae

Neotropical Snail-eater

Dipsas indica Laurenti, 1768

The neotropical snail-eater Dipsas indica is a South American snail- and slug-eating snake with two recognized subspecies.

Graceful Snail-eater
Colubridae

Graceful Snail-eater

Dipsas gracilis (Boulenger, 1902)

Dipsas gracilis is a non-venomous graceful snail-eater snake found in northern South America, with no recognized subspecies.

Catesby's Snail-eater
Colubridae

Catesby's Snail-eater

Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796)

Dipsas catesbyi is a nonvenomous nocturnal colubrid snake native to northern South America.

Snail-eating Thirst Snake
Colubridae

Snail-eating Thirst Snake

Dipsas brevifacies (Cope, 1866)

Dipsas brevifacies is a non-venomous oviparous snake found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.

American Snail-eater
Colubridae

American Snail-eater

Dipsas articulata (Cope, 1868)

Dipsas articulata is an arboreal coral snake mimic snake ranging from southeastern Nicaragua to northwestern Panama that feeds on terrestrial snails.

Brazilian Slug-eating Snake
Colubridae

Brazilian Slug-eating Snake

Dipsas mikanii Schlegel, 1837

Dipsas mikanii is an oviparous colubrid snake native to eastern South America, living in forests and savannas.

Neuwied's Tree Snake
Colubridae

Neuwied's Tree Snake

Dipsas neuwiedi (Ihering, 1911)

Dipsas neuwiedi is a medium-sized oviparous snake found in forest and savanna habitats in southeastern Brazil.

Bolivian Snail-eater
Colubridae

Bolivian Snail-eater

Dipsas turgida Cope, 1868

Dipsas turgida (the Bolivian tree snake) is a non-venomous snake species found in four South American countries.

Spot-bellied Slug-eating Snake
Colubridae

Spot-bellied Slug-eating Snake

Dipsas ventrimaculata (Boulenger, 1885)

Dipsas ventrimaculata, or Boulenger's tree snake, is a non-venomous snake found in parts of South America.

Puerto Rican Racer
Colubridae

Puerto Rican Racer

Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Borikenophis portoricensis, the Puerto Rican racer, is an endemic snake with a narrow cobra-like neck hood found in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Bahamian Racer
Colubridae

Bahamian Racer

Cubophis vudii (Cope, 1862)

Cubophis vudii, the Bahamian racer, is a colubrid snake species native to The Bahamas.

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