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Basic information
Xenodon pulcher
Banded Hognose Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusXenodon
- English name
- Banded Hognose Snake
- Alternative names
- Achatadeira, Boipeva, Dreifarben-Hakennasennatter, Falsche Korallenschlange, Tricolor Hognose Snake
- Synonyms
- Heterodon pulcher, Lystrophis semicinctus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, River, Savanna, Scrubland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 700 mm
- SVL
- max 440 mm
- Body mass
- max 68.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7G8HM · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 20060 · dryad-v5