South American Burrowing Snakes
Apostolepis
Apostolepis is a genus of snakes in the family Dipsadidae. However, the familial placement differs among sources. It has also been placed in the family Colubridae, subfamily Dipsadinae or Xenodontinae, or in the family Xenodontidae. The genus Apostolepis is endemic to South America.
36 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 34 known species
Reinhardt's Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis assimilis
Gomes' Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis cearensis
Variable Blackhead
speciesApostolepis dimidiata
Tocantins Blackhead
speciesApostolepis sanctaeritae
Guyana Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis nigrolineata
Central Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis flavotorquata
White Collared Blackhead
speciesApostolepis albicollaris
Minacu Blackhead
speciesApostolepis nelsonjorgei
De Lema's Ground Snake
speciesApostolepis thalesdelemai
Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis intermedia
Longhead Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis longicaudata
Peru Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis nigroterminata
Brazilian Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis pymi
Apostolepis kikoi
speciesApostolepis kikoi
Hawkbeak Blackhead
speciesApostolepis polylepis
Paraguayan Blackhead
speciesApostolepis ambiniger
Many Banded Blackhead
speciesApostolepis multicincta
Christine's Blackhead
speciesApostolepis christineae
Velasco Blackhead
speciesApostolepis phillipsae
Ruthven's Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis tenuis
Missiones Blackhead
speciesApostolepis quirogai
Goias Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis goiasensis
Chaco Blackhead
speciesApostolepis breviceps
Lined Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis lineata
Apostolepis underwoodi
speciesApostolepis underwoodi
Apostolepis adhara
speciesApostolepis adhara
Amazon Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis niceforoi
Borrelli's Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis borellii
Beaked Blackhead
speciesApostolepis vittata
Oueimadas Blackhead
speciesApostolepis gaboi
Sand Dunes Blackhead
speciesApostolepis arenaria
Rondonian Blackhead
speciesApostolepis striata
Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis serrana
Bolivian Burrowing Snake
speciesApostolepis dorbignyi
Apostolepis quinquelineata
speciesApostolepis quinquelineata
Apostolepis rondoni
speciesApostolepis rondoni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28305.