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 (Snail-eating) Snake - Dipsas catesbyi  ...photo 
29. Big-Headed Thirst Snake - Dipsas indica indica
30. Ringed Thirst Snake - Dipsas pavonina
31. Amazon Egg-Eater - Drepanoides anomalus  ...photo 
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. Blunt-headed (Amazon Basin) Treesnake - Imantodes lentiferus  ...photo 
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  ...photo 
57. Boulenger's False Coral Snake - Oxyrhopus marcapatae (endemic)  ...photo 
58. Black-Headed Calico Snake - Oxyrhopus melanogenys
59. Western Calico Snake - Oxyrhopus occipitalis
60. Banded Calico Snake - Oxyrhopus petola digitalis
61. Green Palmsnake - Philodryas viridissimus
62. Amazon Scarletsnake - Pseudoboa coronata
63. Eel Snake - Pseudoeryx plicatilis
64. Common Birdsnake - Pseustes poecilonotus
65. Giant Birdsnake - Pseustes sulphureus
66. Amazon Ringed Snake - Rhinobothryum lentiginosum
67. Common Liana Snake - Siphlophis cervinus
68. Common Tiger Ratsnake - Spilotes pullatus
69. Common Black-Headed Snake - Tantilla m. melanocephala
70. Short-Nosed Groundsnake - Taeniophallus brevirostris
71. Spotted Groundsnake - Taeniophallus occipitalis
72. Common Mock Viper - Thamnodynastes pallidus
73. Ocellated Pampas Snake - Tomodon ocellatus
74. Red-Eyed Treesnake - Tripanurgos compressus
75. Pigmy Moss Snake - Umbrivaga pygmaea
76. Common False Viper - Xenodon rabdocephalus
77. Giant False Viper - Xenodon severus
78. Flat-Headed Snake - Xenopholis scalaris
79. Striped Sharpnose Snake - Xenoxybelis argenteus
    Family Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers - Lanceheads, Bushmaster
80. Western Striped Forest-Pitviper - Bothriopsis bilineata
81. Speckled Forest-Pitviper - Bothriopsis taeniata
82. South American Lancehead (Fer-de-lance) - Bothrops atrox
83. Velvety Lancehead - Bothrops brazili
84. Hognose Lancehead - Bothrops hyoprora
85. Amazon Bushmaster - Lachesis muta
    Family Elapidae - Coralsnakes
86. Slender Coralsnake - Micrurus filiformis
87. Orange-Ringed Coralsnake - Micrurus hemprichii ortonii
88. Langsdorff's Coralsnake - Micrurus langsdorffi
89. South American Coralsnake - Micrurus lemniscatus helleri
90. Ornate Coralsnake - Micrurus ornatissimus
91. Peru Coral Snake - Micrurus peruvianus
92. Sooty Coralsnake - Micrurus putumayensis
93. Pigmy Black-Backed Coralsnake - Micrurus scutiventris
94. Amazonian Coralsnake - Micrurus spixii
95. Aquatic Coralsnake - Micrurus surinamensis