Snakes of Peru

Peru has close to 200 species of snakes of which around 30 are endemic. Most of the snake diversity is found in the Amazon rain forest region.

Green Anaconda - Eunectes murinus

Family Anomalepididae - Slender Blindsnakes
1. Taylor's Peru blind snake - Anomalepis aspinosus
   Family Leptotyphlopidae - Threadsnakes
2. Amazonian Threadsnake - Leptotyphlops diaplocius
3. Peruvian Threadsnake - Leptotyphlops signatus
   Family Typhlopidae - Blindsnakes
4. Black Blindsnake - Typhlops brongersmianus
5. White-Nosed Blindsnake - Typhlops minuisquamus
6. Giant Blindsnake - Typhlops reticulatus
   Family Aniliidae - Pipesnakes
7. Red Pipesnake - Anilius scytale
   Family Boidae - Boas
8. Boa Constrictor - Boa constrictor
9. Emerald Treeboa - Corallus caninus
10. Amazon Treeboa - Corallus hortulanus
11. Common Rainbow Boa - Epicrates cenchria
12. Green Anaconda - Eunectes murinus
    
    Black-headed Calico Snake - Oxyrhopus melanogenys
    Family Colubridae - Typical Snakes
13. Ring-Necked Earthsnake - Atractus collaris
14. Ornate Earthsnake - Atractus elaps
15. Blotched Earthsnake - Atractus flammigerus
16. Wedge-Tailed Earthsnake - Atractus latifrons
17. Giant Earthsnake - Atractus major
18. Spotted Earthsnake - Atractus microrhynchus
19. Black-Backed Earthsnake - Atractus poeppigi
20. Rusty Earthsnake - Atractus torquatus
21. Brown Keeled Racer (Lined Keeled Racer) - Chironius carinatus
22. Green Racer - Chironius exoletus
23. Olive Whipsnake - Chironius fuscus
24. Long-Tailed Whipsnake - Chironius multiventris
25. Rusty Whipsnake - Chironius scurrulus
26. Common Mussurana - Clelia clelia
27. Common Forest Racer - Dendrophidion dendrophis
28. Ornate Thirst Snake - Dipsas catesbyi
29. Big-Headed Thirst Snake - Dipsas indica indica
30. Ringed Thirst Snake - Dipsas pavonina
31. Amazon Egg-Eater - Drepanoides anomalus
32. Common Cribo - Drymarchon corais
33. Blotched Racer - Drymobius rhombifer
34. Common Glossy Racer - Drymoluber dichrous
35. Common False Coralsnake - Erythrolamprus aesculapii
36. Pink-Naped False Coralsnake - Erythrolamprus guentheri
37. South American Watersnake - Helicops angulatus
38. Spotted Watersnake - Helicops leopardinus
39. Olive Watersnake - Helicops pastazae
40. Black-Chinned Watersnake - Helicops polylepis
41. Coral Mudsnake - Hydrops martii
42. Common Mudsnake - Hydrops triangularis
43. Blunt-Headed Treesnake - Imantodes cenchoa
44. Amazon Treesnake - Imantodes lentiferus
45. Common Cat-Eyed Snake - Leptodeira annulata
46. Black-Skinned Parrot Snake - Leptophis ahaetulla
47. Brown Parrot Snake - Leptophis cupreus
48. Amazon Swampsnake - Liophis breviceps
49. South American Swampsnake - Liophis cobellus
50. White-Lipped Swampsnake - Liophis miliaris
51. Common Swampsnake - Liophis reginae
52. Velvety Swampsnake - Liophis typhlus
53. Tan Racer - Mastigodryas boddaertii
54. Brown Vinesnake - Oxybelis aeneus
55. Green Vinesnake - Oxybelis fulgidus
56. Yellow-Headed Calico Snake - Oxyrhopus formosus
57. Black-Headed Calico Snake - Oxyrhopus melanogenys
58. Western Calico Snake - Oxyrhopus occipitalis
59. Banded Calico Snake - Oxyrhopus petola digitalis
60. Green Palmsnake - Philodryas viridissimus
61. Amazon Scarletsnake - Pseudoboa coronata
62. Eel Snake - Pseudoeryx plicatilis
63. Common Birdsnake - Pseustes poecilonotus
64. Giant Birdsnake - Pseustes sulphureus
65. Amazon Ringed Snake - Rhinobothryum lentiginosum
66. Common Liana Snake - Siphlophis cervinus
67. Common Tiger Ratsnake - Spilotes pullatus
68. Common Black-Headed Snake - Tantilla m. melanocephala
69. Short-Nosed Groundsnake - Taeniophallus brevirostris
70. Spotted Groundsnake - Taeniophallus occipitalis
71. Common Mock Viper - Thamnodynastes pallidus
72. Ocellated Pampas Snake - Tomodon ocellatus
73. Red-Eyed Treesnake - Tripanurgos compressus
74. Pigmy Moss Snake - Umbrivaga pygmaea
75. Common False Viper - Xenodon rabdocephalus
76. Giant False Viper - Xenodon severus
77. Flat-Headed Snake - Xenopholis scalaris
78. Striped Sharpnose Snake - Xenoxybelis argenteus
    Family Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers - Lanceheads, Bushmaster
79. Western Striped Forest-Pitviper - Bothriopsis bilineata
80. Speckled Forest-Pitviper - Bothriopsis taeniata
81. South American Lancehead - Bothrops atrox
82. Velvety Lancehead - Bothrops brazili
83. Hognose Lancehead - Bothrops hyoprora
84. Amazon Bushmaster - Lachesis muta
    Family Elapidae - Coralsnakes
85. Slender Coralsnake - Micrurus filiformis
86. Orange-Ringed Coralsnake - Micrurus hemprichii ortonii
87. Langsdorff's Coralsnake - Micrurus langsdorffi
88. South American Coralsnake - Micrurus lemniscatus helleri
89. Ornate Coralsnake - Micrurus ornatissimus
90. Peru Coral Snake - Micrurus peruvianus
91. Sooty Coralsnake - Micrurus putumayensis
92. Pigmy Black-Backed Coralsnake - Micrurus scutiventris
93. Amazonian Coralsnake - Micrurus spixii
94. Aquatic Coralsnake - Micrurus surinamensis