List of snakes of Colombia
The 295 snake species found in Colombia represent 9 families. [1]
The largest snake ever known, Titanoboa, was discovered as a fossil in northeastern Colombia.
Alethinophidia (Advanced Snakes)
The infraorder Alethinophidia are also known as advanced snakes. This group includes all snakes except blind snakes. In Colombia this group is represented by 6 families.
| Pipe Snakes - Aniliidae | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anilius scytale | Coral Cylinder Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Boas - Boidae | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
| Boa constrictor | Boa Constrictor | Throughout; mostly rainforest | |
| Corallus annulatus | Annulated Tree Boa | Pacific region | |
| Corallus batesi | - | Amazon basin | |
| Corallus hortulanus | Amazon Tree Boa | Amazon basin | |
| Corallus ruschenbergerii | Ruschenberger Tree Boa | Caribbean lowlands & Orinoquia region | |
| Epicrates cenchria | Rainbow Boa | Amazon & Orinoquia regions [2] | |
| Epicrates maurus | Brown Rainbow Boa | Caribbean region; dry forest [3] | |
| Eunectes murinus | Green Anaconda | Amazon & Orinoquia regions | |
| Colubrid Snakes | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
| Amastridium veliferum | Rusty-headed Snake | Northwest Colombia | |
| Apostolepis niceforoi | Amazon Burrowing Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus andinus | Andean Ground Snake | Andes (Antioquia) | Endemic |
| Atractus apophis | Huila Ground Snake | East slope of Central Andes (Huila), 1640 m | Endemic |
| Atractus arangoi | Colombia Ground Snake | Southern Colombia (Putumayo) | Endemic |
| Atractus atratus | - | East slope of Central Andes (Huila), 1700-2000 m | Endemic |
| Atractus attenuates | - | Central Andes (Antioquia), 1000 m | Endemic |
| Atractus avernus | - | Colombia (Caquetá) | Endemic |
| Atractus badius | Boie's Ground Snake | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Atractus biseriatus | Two-lined Ground Snake | Central Andes (Caldas) | Endemic |
| Atractus bocourti | Bocourt's Ground Snake | West slopes of Andes (2000-3130 m) [4] | |
| Atractus boulengerii | Boulenger's Ground Snake | Pacific lowlands (Valle del Cauca) [5] | Endemic |
| Atractus charitoae | - | Amazon basin (Vaupés) | |
| Atractus chthonius | - | East slope of Central Andes (Cauca, Huila), 1500–2400 m | Endemic |
| Atractus clarki | Clark's Ground Snake | Northwest Colombia (Darién) | |
| Atractus collaris | Collared Ground Snake | Amazon basin (Amazonas, Caquetá) | |
| Atractus crassicaudatus | Thickhead Ground Snake | East Andes (Boyacá & Cundinamarca), 2000–3200 m [6] | Endemic |
| Atractus davidhardi | - | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus echidna | - | Southern Pacific lowlands (Nariño) | |
| Atractus elaps | Black Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus emersoni | - | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus erythromelas | Red-black Ground Snake | Eastern Colombia along border with Venezuela | |
| Atractus franciscopaivai | - | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus guentheri | Günther's Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus heliobelluomini | - | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus indistinctus | Indistinct Ground Snake | Northern Colombia (Norte de Santander) | Endemic |
| Atractus iridescens | Iridescent Ground Snake | Pacific lowlands (Chocó) | Endemic |
| Atractus janethae | - | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus lasallei | Lasalle's Ground Snake | Northern Colombia (Antioquia) | Endemic |
| Atractus latifrons | Broadhead Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus lehmanni | Lehmann's Ground Snake | Southwest Colombia (Cauca) | |
| Atractus limitaneus | Limitan Ground Snake | Amazon basin | Endemic |
| Atractus loveridgei | Loveridge's Ground Snake | Northern Colombia (Antioquia) | Endemic |
| Atractus lucilae | - | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus macondo | - | Northern Colombia (Magdalena) | Endemic |
| Atractus major | Brown Ground Snake | Amazon slope of East Andes (Caquetá), to 3000 m | |
| Atractus manizalesensis | Prado's Ground Snake | Central Andes (Caldas) | Endemic |
| Atractus medusa | - | Gorgona Island | Endemic ? |
| Atractus melanogaster | Blackbelly Ground Snake | Central Andes (Tolima, Antioquia) | Endemic |
| Atractus melas | Dark Ground Snake | Pacific lowlands (Chocó, Valle del Cauca), 80–300 m | Endemic |
| Atractus multicinctus | Banded Ground Snake | Pacific lowlands (Valle del Cauca, Cauca, Nariño) | |
| Atractus nasutus | - | Central Andes (Antioquia), 2600 m | Endemic |
| Atractus nicefori | Northern Ground Snake | West & Central Andes (Antioquia), 2000–2500 m | Endemic; Vulnerable [7] |
| Atractus nigriventris | Black-vented Ground Snake | East Andes (Santander) | Endemic |
| Atractus obesus | Fat Ground Snake | West Andes (Antioquia, Valle del Cauca) | Endemic |
| Atractus obtusirostris | Bignose Ground Snake | Central Andes (Tolima, Caldas) | Endemic |
| Atractus occipitoalbus | Gray Ground Snake | Amazon slope of Andes (Putumayo), 775–850 m | |
| Atractus oculotemporalis | Hispanic Ground Snake | Northern Colombia (Antioquia) | Endemic |
| Atractus orcesi | - | Amazon slope of Andes (Cauca, Huila, Putumayo), 500–3000 m | |
| Atractus paisa | - | Central Andes (Antioquia), 2600 m | Endemic |
| Atractus pamplonensis | Pamplona Ground Snake | Eastern Colombia (Norte de Santander) | |
| Atractus poeppigi | Basin Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus punctiventris | Pointed Ground Snake | Central Colombia (Meta) | Endemic |
| Atractus reticulatus | Reticulated Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus sanctaemartae | Santa Marta Ground Snake | Santa Marta Mountains | Endemic |
| Atractus sanguineus | Bloody Ground Snake | Central Andes (Antioquia) | Endemic |
| Atractus snethlageae | - | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus titanicus | - | Central Andes (Antioquia, Valle del Cauca), 1800–2400 m | Endemic |
| Atractus torquatus | Neckbanded Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Atractus trivittatus | Three-banded Ground Snake | East Andes (Santander) | Endemic |
| Atractus typhon | - | Pacific slope of West Andes (Nariño) | |
| Atractus univittatus | One-banded Ground Snake | Eastern Colombia (Meta) | |
| Atractus variegatus | Variegated Ground Snake | East Andes (Boyacá) | Endemic |
| Atractus vertebrolineatus | Striped Ground Snake | East Andes (Santander) | Endemic |
| Atractus wagleri | Wagler's Ground Snake | East Andes (Boyacá) | Endemic |
| Atractus werneri | Werner's Ground Snake | West slope of East Andes (Cundinamarca), 1200–1800 m | Endemic |
| Atractus zidoki | - | Amazon basin | |
| Chironius carinatus | Machete Savane | Throughout | |
| Chironius exoletus | Green Keelback | Amazon basin, Pacific lowlands? | |
| Chironius fuscus | Brown Sipo | Amazon basin | |
| Chironius grandisquamis | Ecuador Sipo | Pacific lowlands | |
| Chironius monticola | Mountain Sipo | Andes, 2100–3000 m | |
| Chironius multiventris | South American Sipo | Amazon & Orinoquia regions | |
| Chironius scurrulus | Wagler's Sipo | Amazon basin | |
| Clelia clelia | Mussurana | Throughout | |
| Clelia equatoriana | Equatorial Mussurana | Pacific slope of West Andes, 1000–2000 m [8] | |
| Clelia scytalina | Highland Mussurana | Northwest Colombia ? | |
| Coluber mentovarius | Neotropical Whip Snake | Caribbean region | |
| Coniophanes andresensis | San Andrés Island Snake | San Andrés Island | Endemic |
| Coniophanes fissidens | Yellowbelly Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Conophis lineatus | Road Guarder | ??? | |
| Dendrophidion bivittatus | Forest Racer | West Colombia, to 1600 m | |
| Dendrophidion boshelli | Hoshell's Forest Racer | Magdalena River Valley (Cundinamarca), 250 m | Endemic |
| Dendrophidion dendrophis | Olive Forest Racer | Amazon basin | |
| Dendrophidion nuchale | Pink-tailed Forest Racer | North & West Colombia - lowlands and foothills | |
| Dendrophidion percarinatus | South American Forest Racer | North & West Colombia lowlands | |
| Diaphorolepis laevis | Colombian Frog-eating Snake | Pacific slope of West Andes | Endemic |
| Diaphorolepis wagneri | Ecuador Frog-eating Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Dipsas baliomelas | - | Macarena Mountains (Meta) | Endemic |
| Dipsas catesbyi | Catesby's Snail-eater | Amazon basin | |
| Dipsas ellipsifera | - | Southwest Colombia | |
| Dipsas gracilis | Graceful Snail-eater | Pacific slope of West Andes, to 1250 m [9] | |
| Dipsas indica | Neotropical Snail-eater | East slope of East Andes, to 750 m [10] | |
| Dipsas pavonina | Northern Snail-eater | Amazon basin | |
| Dipsas peruana | Venezuelan Snail-eater | East slope of East Andes, 500–3000 m [11] | |
| Dipsas pratti | Pratt's Snail-eater | Andes (Antioquia) | |
| Dipsas sanctijoannis | Tropical Snail-eater | West & Central Andes (Caldas, Quindio, Valle del Cauca, Cauca), above 1000 m | Endemic |
| Dipsas temporalis | Temporal Snail-eater | Pacific lowlands | |
| Dipsas viguieri | Bocourt's Snail-eater | Pacific lowlands | |
| Drepanoides anomalus | Black-collared Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Drymarchon caudomaculatus | - | Northeast Colombia | |
| Drymarchon corais | Western Indigo Snake | West of the Andes, to 2630 m [12] | |
| Drymarchon melanurus | Middle American Indigo Snake | Northern Colombia | |
| Drymobius margaritiferus | Speckled Racer | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Drymobius rhombifer | Esmerald Racer | Caribbean lowlands & Amazon basin | |
| Drymoluber dichrous | Northern Woodland Racer | Amazon basin | |
| Echinanthera undulata | - | Amazon basin | |
| Enuliophis sclateri | Colombian Long-tailed Snake | Northern Colombia, to 1285 m | |
| Enulius flavitorques | Pacific Long-tailed Snake | North & West Colombia lowlands | |
| Erythrolamprus aesculapii | Aesculapian False Coral Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Erythrolamprus bizonus | Double-banded Coral Snake Mimic | Throughout, to 2600 m | |
| Erythrolamprus mimus | Mimic False Coral Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Erythrolamprus pseudocorallus | False Coral Snake | Central & East Colombia, 100–2300 m | |
| Erythrolamprus pyburni | Pyburn's Tropical Forest Snake | Central Colombia (Meta) | Endemic |
| Erythrolamprus pygmaea | Amazon Tropical Forest Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Geophis betaniensis | Betanien Earth Snake | East slope of West Andes (Valle del Cauca), 1000–1750 m | Endemic |
| Geophis hoffmanni | Hoffmann's Earth Snake | Northwest Colombia ? | |
| Geophis nigroalbus | Colombian Earth Snake | Andes (Antioquia, Santander, Valle del Cauca), 900–1700 m | Endemic |
| Helicops angulatus | Brown-banded Water Snake | East of Andes | |
| Helicops carinicaudus | Wied's Keelback | Southeast Colombia | |
| Helicops danieli | Colombian Water Snake | Northwest Colombia lowlands | Endemic |
| Helicops hagmanni | Amazonian Water Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Helicops leopardinus | Leopard Keelback | Amazon basin ?? | |
| Helicops pastazae | Shreve's Keelback | Amazon basin | |
| Helicops polylepis | Norman's Keelback | Amazon basin | |
| Helicops scalaris | Ladder Keelback | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Hydrodynastes bicinctus | Herrmann's Water Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Hydromorphus concolor | Costa Rica Water Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Hydrops martii | Amazon Water Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Hydrops triangularis | Triangle Water Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Imantodes cenchoa | Blunthead Tree Snake | Throughout | |
| Imantodes gemmistratus | Central American Tree Snake | Northwest Colombia | |
| Imantodes inornatus | Plain Tree Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Imantodes lentiferus | Amazon Basin Tree Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Lampropeltis triangulum | Milksnake | Throughout, to 2600 m | |
| Leptodeira annulata | Banded Cat-eyed Snake | Throughout, to 1950 m | |
| Leptodeira septentrionalis | Northern Cat-eyed Snake | Throughout | |
| Leptophis ahaetulla | Parrot Snake | Throughout | |
| Leptophis cupreus | Copper Parrot Snake | Pacific & Amazon regions (Chocó, Meta) | |
| Leptophis depressirostris | Cope's Parrot Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Leptophis riveti | Despax's Parrot Snake | North & West Colombia lowlands | |
| Leptophis santamartensis | Santa Marta Parrot Snake | Santa Marta Mountains;[13] | Endemic |
| Liophis breviceps | Short Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Liophis cobella | Mangrove Snake | Lowlands throughout | |
| Liophis epinephelus | - | Throughout | |
| Liophis melanotus | Black-backed Snake | Northern Colombia | |
| Liophis miliaris | Military Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Liophis reginae | Royal Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Liophis taeniogaster | - | Amazon basin | |
| Liophis taeniurus | Thin Ground Snake | Amazon slope of Andes, 840–3825 m | |
| Liophis typhlus | Blind Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Liophis vitti | - | Pacific slope of West Andes | |
| Lygophis lineatus | Lined Ground Snake | North & West Colombia | |
| Mastigodryas bifossatus | Swamp Racer | East of Andes | |
| Mastigodryas boddaerti | Boddaert's Tropical Racer | East of Andes | |
| Mastigodryas danieli | Daniel's Tropical Racer | Northern Colombia (Antioquia) | |
| Mastigodryas melanolomus | Salmon-bellied Racer | Northwest Colombia | |
| Mastigodryas pleei | Plee's Tropical Racer | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Mastigodryas pulchriceps | Cope's Tropical Racer | Pacific region & Inter-Andean valleys, to 2800 m [14] | |
| Ninia atrata | Red-naped Snake | Throughout | |
| Nothopsis rugosus | Rough Coffee Snake | Pacific region | |
| Oxybelis aeneus | Brown Vine Snake | Throughout | |
| Oxybelis brevirostris | Cope's Vine Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Oxybelis fulgidus | Green Vine Snake | Lowlands throughout | |
| Oxyrhopus formosus | Yellow-headed Calico Snake | East of Andes | |
| Oxyrhopus leucomelas | Werner's False Coral Snake | East slope of East Andes | |
| Oxyrhopus melanogenys | Tschudi's False Coral Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Oxyrhopus occipitalis | - | Amazon basin | |
| Oxyrhopus petola | Calico Snake | Lowlands east and west of Andes | |
| Oxyrhopus vanidicus | - | Amazon basin | |
| Philodryas olfersii | Lichtenstein's Green Racer | Amazon basin | |
| Philodryas viridissima | Common Green Racer | Amazon basin | |
| Phimophis guianensis | Troschel's Pampas Snake | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Plesiodipsas perijanensis | Alemán's Snail-eater | East Andes (Santander) & Perijá Mountains [15] | |
| Pliocercus euryzonus | Black Halloween Snake | Pacific lowlands & foothills | |
| Pseudoboa coronata | Crowned False Boa | Amazon basin | |
| Pseudoboa neuwiedii | Neuwied's False Boa | Northern lowlands | |
| Pseudoeryx plicatilis | South American Pond Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Pseustes cinnamomeus | - | Amazon basin | |
| Pseustes poecilonotus | Puffing Snake | Pacific & Caribbean lowlands | |
| Pseustes shropshirei | Shropshire's Puffing Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Pseustes sulphureus | Amazon Puffing Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Rhadinaea decorata | Adorned Graceful Brown Snake | Northwest Colombia | |
| Rhinobothryum bovallii | False Tree Coral | Pacific & Caribbean lowlands | |
| Rhinobothryum lentiginosum | Amazon Banded Snake | Amazon & Orinoquia regions | |
| Saphenophis antioquiensis | Dunn's Saphenophis Snake | Antioquia, 2560 m | |
| Saphenophis boursieri | Bourcier's Saphenophis Snake[16] | Pacific foothills of West Andes | |
| Saphenophis sneiderni | - | West Andes (Cauca) | Endemic |
| Saphenophis tristriatus | - | West Andes (Cauca) | Endemic |
| Scaphiodontophis annulatus | Neck-banded Snake | Northwest Colombia | |
| Scaphiodontophis venustissimus | Common Neck-banded Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Sibon nebulata | Cloudy Snail-eating Snake | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Siphlophis cervinus | Checkerbelly | Amazon basin | |
| Siphlophis compressus | Tropical Flat Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Spilotes pullatus | Yellow Rat Snake | Throughout | |
| Stenorrhina degenhardtii | Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake | Pacific & Caribbean lowlands, Andes | |
| Synophis bicolor | Two-colored Fishing Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Synophis lasallei | Lasalle's Fishing Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Synophis plectovertebralis | - | Pacific slope of West Andes (Valle del Cauca) | Endemic |
| Taeniophallus brevirostris | - | Amazon basin | |
| Taeniophallus occipitalis | - | Amazon basin | |
| Tantilla alticola | Boulenger's Centipede Snake | Northwest Colombia | |
| Tantilla longifrontalis | - | East Andes | |
| Tantilla melanocephala | Black-headed Snake | Throughout | |
| Tantilla nigra | Black Centipede Snake | Pacific lowlands (Chocó) | Endemic |
| Tantilla reticulata | Reticulate Centipede Snake | Northwest Colombia | |
| Tantilla semicincta | Ringed Centipede Snake | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Thamnodynastes gambotensis | - | Caribbean lowlands (Bolivar) | Endemic |
| Thamnodynastes pallidus | Coastal House Snake | Amazon & Orinoquia regions | |
| Tretanorhinus taeniatus | Striped Swamp Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Urotheca decipiens | Pale Ground Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Urotheca dumerilli | - | Pacific lowlands (Chocó) | Endemic |
| Urotheca fulviceps | - | Pacific & Caribbean lowlands | |
| Urotheca lateristriga | Ribboned Brittle-Snake | Pacific lowlands & foothills [17] | |
| Urotheca multilineata | - | Eastern Colombia | |
| Urotheca pachyura | - | Pacific lowlands | |
| Xenodon rabdocephalus | False Fer-de-Lance | Throughout | |
| Xenodon severus | Amazon False Fer-de-lance | Amazon basin | |
| Xenopholis scalaris | Wucherer's Ground Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Xenoxybelis argenteus | - | Amazon basin | |
| Coral Snakes - Elapidae [18] & Sea Snake | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
| Micrurus ancoralis | Regal Coral Snake | Pacific lowlands, to 1500 m | |
| Micrurus bocourti | False Triad Coral Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Micrurus camilae | - | Northern Colombia (Urrá, Córdoba) | Endemic |
| Micrurus clarki | Clark's Coral Snake | Pacific lowlands, to 500 m | |
| Micrurus dissoleucus | Pygmy Coral Snake | Northern Colombia, to 500 m | |
| Micrurus dumerilii | - | Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island, Andean region, Santa Marta Mountains | |
| Micrurus filiformis | Slender Coral Snake | Amazon & Orinoquia regions, to 400 m | |
| Micrurus hemprichii | Hemprich's Coral Snake | Amazon & Orinoquia regions, to 1200 m | |
| Micrurus isozonus | Equal-banded Coral Snake | Orinoquia region, to 1400 m | |
| Micrurus langsdorffi | Confused Coral Snake | Amazon basin, to 500 m | |
| Micrurus lemniscatus | South American Coral Snake | Amazon & Orinoquia regions, to 1000 m | |
| Micrurus medemi | Medem's Coral Snake | Central Colombia (Meta) | Endemic |
| Micrurus mipartitus | Red-tailed Coral Snake | Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island, Andean region, Santa Marta Mountains | |
| Micrurus multifasciatus | Many-banded Coral Snake | Pacific lowlands | |
| Micrurus multiscutatus | Cauca Coral Snake | Pacific slope of West Andes (Cauca), 100–900 m | Endemic |
| Micrurus narduccii | Andean Black-backed Coral Snake | Amazon foothills of East Andes (Putumayo), 100–1500 m | |
| Micrurus nattereri | Natterer’s Coral Snake | Amazon & Orinoquia regions, to 600 m | |
| Micrurus nigrocinctus | Central American Coral Snake | Northwest Colombia (Darién), Providencia Island | |
| Micrurus obscurus | Bolivian Coral Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Micrurus oligoanellatus | - | West Andes (Cauca), 1000–1500 m | Endemic |
| Micrurus ornatissimus | - | Amazon basin | |
| Micrurus psyches | Carib Coral Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Micrurus putumayensis | Putumayo Coral Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Micrurus remotus | - | East Colombia (Guainía, Guaviare, Vaupés) | |
| Micrurus renjifoi | - | East Colombia (Vichada) | Endemic |
| Micrurus sangilensis | Santander Coral Snake | East Andes (Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Santander), 1000–1700 m | Endemic |
| Micrurus scutiventris | - | Amazon basin | |
| Micrurus spixii | Amazon Coral Snake | Amazon & Orinoquia regions, to 1200 m | |
| Micrurus spurrelli | Butterfly-head Coral Snake | Pacific lowlands (Chocó), to 400 m | Endemic |
| Micrurus surinamensis | Aquatic Coral Snake | Amazon & Orinoquia regions, to 600 m | |
| Pelamis platura | Yellow-bellied Sea Snake | Pacific Ocean, Gorgona Island | |
| Tropidophiidae | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
| Trachyboa boulengeri | Northern Eyelash Boa | Pacific lowlands | |
| Ungaliophis panamensis | Panamanian Dwarf Boa | Pacific lowlands | |
| Pit Vipers - Viperidae, Crotalinae | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
| Bothriechis schlegelii | Eyelash Viper | Throughout, to 2600 m; dense humid forest | |
| Bothriopsis bilineata | Two-striped Forest Pit Viper | Amazon basin | |
| Bothriopsis pulchra | Andean Forest Pit Viper | Eastern slopes of Andes, 1000–2000 m | |
| Bothriopsis taeniata | Speckled Forest Pit Viper | East of Andes; forest | |
| Bothrocophias campbelli | Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit Viper | Southwest Colombia, 1000–1500 m | |
| Bothrocophias colombianus | Colombian Toad-headed Pit Viper | Western slopes of West Andes (Cauca & Antioquia) | Endemic |
| Bothrocophias hyoprora | Amazonian Toad-headed Pit Viper | Amazon basin | |
| Bothrocophias microphthalmus | Small-eyed Pit Viper | Western Colombia | |
| Bothrocophias myersi | Chocoan Toad-headed Pit Viper | Pacific lowlands (Cauca & Valle del Cauca), 75–200 m;[19] | Endemic |
| Bothrops asper | Terciopelo | Throughout, to 1500 m; Gorgona Island | |
| Bothrops atrox | Common Lancehead | East of Andes | |
| Bothrops ayerbei | - | Southwest Colombia (Cauca), 1400m | Endemic |
| Bothrops brazili | Brazil's Lancehead | Amazon basin | |
| Bothrops colombiensis | Colombia Lancehead | Eastern Colombia | |
| Bothrops punctatus | Chocoan Forest Pit Viper | Pacific region, to 2000 m | |
| Bothrops rhombeatus | - | Southwest Colombia (Cauca) | Endemic |
| Bothrops venezuelensis | Venezuelan Lancehead | East Andes (Norte de Santander & Boyacá) | |
| Crotalus durissus | South American Rattlesnake | Isolated populations throughout, to 2000 m; usually not forest | |
| Lachesis acrochorda | Chocoan Bushmaster | Pacific region, to 1000 m | |
| Lachesis muta | South American Bushmaster | East of Andes | |
| Porthidium lansbergii | Lansberg's Hog-nosed Pit Viper | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Porthidium nasutum | Rainforest Hog-nosed Pit Viper | Caribbean & Pacific lowland |
Alethinophidia Images
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Corallus hortulanus
Scolecophidia
| Primitive Blind Snakes - Anomalepidae | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anomalepis colombia | - | Central Andes (Caldas), 1700 m | Endemic |
| Helminthophis flavoterminatus | Yellowtail Blind Snake | Caribbean lowlands | |
| Helminthophis praeocularis | - | Magdalena River Valley | Endemic |
| Liotyphlops albirostris | Whitenose Blind Snake | Caribbean lowlands, foothills of East Andes | |
| Liotyphlops anops | Cope's Blind Snake | East Andes (Santander, Cundinamarca) | Endemic |
| Liotyphlops argaleus | - | East Andes (Cundinamarca) | Endemic |
| Liotyphlops haadi | - | Amazon basin | |
| Slender Blind Snakes - Leptotyphlopidae | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
| Leptotyphlops macrolepis | Big-scaled Blind Snake [20] | - | |
| Worm Snakes - Typhlopidae | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Status |
| Typhlops brongersmianus | Brongersma's Worm Snake | East of Andes | |
| Typhlops minuisquamus | Basin Worm Snake | Amazon basin | |
| Typhlops reticulatus | Reticulate Worm Snake | East of Andes |
Scolecophidia Images
See also
References
- ↑ "The Reptile Database".
- ↑ "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Epicrates cenchria".
- ↑ "Revision of the Epicates cenchria complex" (PDF).
- ↑ "IUCN - Atractus bocourti".
- ↑ "Rediscovery and redescription of the Andean earth-snake Atractus wagleri" (PDF).
- ↑ "IUCN - Atractus crassicaudatus".
- ↑ "IUCN - Atractus nicefori".
- ↑ "Tropical Herping - Clelia equatoriana".
- ↑ "Tropical Herping - Dipsas gracilis".
- ↑ "Catálogo de la Biodiversidad de Colombia - Dipsas indica".
- ↑ "IUCN - Dipsas peruana".
- ↑ "Catálogo de la Biodiversidad de Colombia - Drymarchon corais corais".
- ↑ "IUCN - Leptophis santamartensis".
- ↑ "Tropical Herping - Mastigodryas pulchriceps".
- ↑ "IUCN - Plesiodipsas perijanensis".
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saphenophis boursieri, p. 35).
- ↑ "Tropical Herping - Urotheca lateristriga".
- ↑ "Corales de Colombia - Laboratorios Probiol" (PDF).
- ↑ "IUCN - Bothrocophias myersi".
- ↑ Galvis CA. Guía de Campo: Serpientes más comunes del Valle del Cauca. Fundación Zoológica de Cali.
Further reading
- Freiberg M. 1982. Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7.
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