Snakes of Sumatra

Every snakes in the Wildlife of Sumatra guide: 141 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

File Snakes

• Little File Snake Acrochordus granulatus
• Javan File Snake Acrochordus javanicus

Dwarf Pipe Snakes

• Weber's Pipe Snake Anomochilus weberi

Colubrid Snakes

• Banded Vine Snake Ahaetulla fasciolata
• Sumatran Vine Snake Ahaetulla mycterizans
• Oriental Whip Snake Ahaetulla prasina
• Emulant Snake Anoplohydrus aemulans
• Bengkulu Cat Snake Boiga bengkuluensis
• Dog-toothed Cat Snake Boiga cynodon
• Drapiez's Cat Snake Boiga drapiezii
• Jasper Cat Snake Boiga jaspidea
• Mangrove Cat Snake Boiga dendrophila
• Many-banded Cat Snake Boiga multomaculata
• Black-headed Cat Snake Boiga nigriceps
• Abstrusa Reed Snake Calamaria abstrusa
• White-bellied Reed Snake Calamaria albiventer
• Alidae Reed Snake Calamaria alidae
• Crassa Reed Snake Calamaria crassa
• Doederlein's Reed Snake Calamaria doederleini
• Eiselt's Reed Snake Calamaria eiselti
• Forcart's Reed Snake Calamaria forcarti
• Javan Reed Snake Calamaria javanica
• Pale-bellied Reed Snake Calamaria leucogaster
• Lovii Reed Snake Calamaria lovii
• Worm-like Reed Snake Calamaria lumbricoidea
• Margaritophora Reed Snake Calamaria margaritophora
• Mecheli Reed Snake Calamaria mecheli
• Modest Reed Snake Calamaria modesta
• Schlegel's Reed Snake Calamaria schlegeli
• Sumatran Reed Snake Calamaria sumatrana
• Ulmer's Reed Snake Calamaria ulmeri
• Virgulata Reed Snake Calamaria virgulata
• Paradise Tree Snake Chrysopelea paradisi
• Twin-barred Tree Snake Chrysopelea pelias
• Enggano Racer Coelognathus enganensis
• Common Malayan Racer Coelognathus flavolineatus
• Radiated Racer Coelognathus radiatus
• Striped Bronzeback Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
• Elegant Bronzeback Dendrelaphis formosus
• Haas's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis haasi
• Kopstein's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis kopsteini
• Painted Bronzeback Dendrelaphis pictus
• Striated Bronzeback Dendrelaphis striatus
• Keel-bellied Whip Snake Dryophiops rubescens
• Striped Rat Snake Elaphe taeniura
• Sumatran False Coral Snake Elapoidis sumatrana
• Pulchrum Snake Etheridgeum pulchrum
• Melanzosta Keelback Fowlea melanzosta
• Baliodeirus Slug Snake Gongylosoma baliodeirus
• Red-tailed Racer Gonyosoma oxycephalum
• Kerinci Keelback Hebius kerinciense
• Peters's Keelback Hebius petersii
• Viperine Keelback Hebius viperinus
• Werner's Snake Iguanognathus werneri
• Tricolor Ringneck Liopeltis tricolor
• Albofuscus Wolf Snake Lycodon albofuscus
• Common Wolf Snake Lycodon capucinus
• Effraenis Wolf Snake Lycodon effraenis
• Sidiki Wolf Snake Lycodon sidiki
• Subannulatus Wolf Snake Lycodon subannulatus
• Banded Wolf Snake Lycodon subcinctus
• Bitorquatus Kukri Snake Oligodon bitorquatus
• Striped Kukri Snake Oligodon octolineatus
• Petronellae Kukri Snake Oligodon petronellae
• Praefrontalis Kukri Snake Oligodon praefrontalis
• Pulcherrimus Kukri Snake Oligodon pulcherrimus
• Purpurascens Kukri Snake Oligodon purpurascens
• Signatus Kukri Snake Oligodon signatus
• Trilineatus Kukri Snake Oligodon trilineatus
• Wagner's Kukri Snake Oligodon wagneri
• Rugose Snake Opisthotropis rugosa
• Red Bamboo Rat Snake Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
• Eiselt's Dwarf Reed Snake Pseudorabdion eiselti
• Long-headed Reed Snake Pseudorabdion longiceps
• Modigliani's Dwarf Reed Snake Pseudorabdion modiglianii
• Sirambense Reed Snake Pseudorabdion sirambense
• Jacobson's False Kukri Snake Pseudoxenodon jacobsonii
• Carinate Rat Snake Ptyas carinata
• Fusca Rat Snake Ptyas fusca
• Indochinese Rat Snake Ptyas korros
• Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa
• Akraios Keelback Rhabdophis akraios
• Chrysargos Keelback Rhabdophis chrysargos
• Conspicillatus Keelback Rhabdophis conspicillatus
• Flaviceps Keelback Rhabdophis flaviceps
• Rhodomelas Keelback Rhabdophis rhodomelas
• Red-necked Keelback Rhabdophis subminiatus
• Geminated Snake Sibynophis geminatus
• Black-headed Collared Snake Sibynophis melanocephalus
• Ellipsifer Brown Snake Xenelaphis ellipsifer
• Malayan Brown Snake Xenelaphis hexagonotus
• Spotted Keelback Xenochrophis maculatus
• Triangle Keelback Xenochrophis trianguligerus

Cylinder Snakes

• Red Cylinder Snake Cylindrophis ruffus

Cobras, Kraits & Coral Snakes

• Malayan Krait Bungarus candidus
• Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus
• Yellow-headed Krait Bungarus flaviceps
• Blue Malayan Coral Snake Calliophis bivirgatus
• Slender Coral Snake Calliophis gracilis
• Intestinal Coral Snake Calliophis intestinalis
• Black-banded Coral Snake Calliophis nigrotaeniatus
• Javan Spitting Cobra Naja sputatrix
• Equatorial Spitting Cobra Naja sumatrana
• King Cobra Ophiophagus bungarus

Blind Snakes

• Sumatran Blind Snake Gerrhopilus sumatranus
• Hypsobothrius Blind Snake Argyrophis hypsobothrius
• Mueller's Blind Snake Argyrophis muelleri
• Lined Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops lineatus
• Brahminy Blind Snake Virgotyphlops braminus

Rear-fanged Water Snakes

• Schneider's Bockadam Cerberus schneiderii
• Rainbow Water Snake Enhydris enhydris
• Crab-eating Water Snake Fordonia leucobalia
• Puff-faced Water Snake Homalopsis buccata
• Beaded Water Snake Hypsiscopus plumbea
• Siantaris Snake Karnsophis siantaris
• Alternans Water Snake Miralia alternans
• Spotted Water Snake Phytolopsis punctata
• White-spotted Water Snake Sumatranus albomaculatus

Snail-eating Snakes

• Boa-like Slug Snake Aplopeltura boa
• Smooth Slug Snake Asthenodipsas laevis
• Keeled Slug Snake Pareas carinatus
• White-spotted Slug Snake Pareas margaritophorus
• Nuchalis Slug Snake Pareas nuchalis

Mock Vipers

• Painted Mock Viper Psammodynastes pictus
• Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Pythons

• Reticulated Python Malayopython reticulatus
• Brongersma's Short-tailed Python Python brongersmai
• Sumatran Short-tailed Python Python curtus

Vipers & Pit-vipers

• Andalas Pit-viper Craspedocephalus andalasensis
• Brongersma's Pit-viper Craspedocephalus brongersmai
• Puniceus Pit-viper Craspedocephalus puniceus
• Convictus Mountain Pit-viper Ovophis convictus
• Hagen's Pit-viper Parias hageni
• Sumatran Pit-viper Parias sumatranus
• Sabah Mountain Pit-viper Popeia sabahi
• White-lipped Pit-viper Trimeresurus albolabris
• Mangrove Pit-viper Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
• Banded Temple Viper Tropidolaemus subannulatus
• Wagler's Pit-viper Tropidolaemus wagleri

Odd-scaled & Sunbeam Snakes

• Javan Odd-scaled Snake Xenodermus javanicus
• Sunbeam Snake Xenopeltis unicolor

Frequently asked questions

How many snakes are in the Wildlife of Sumatra guide?

The guide lists 141 snakes of Sumatra, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of snakes are covered?

File Snakes (2), Dwarf Pipe Snakes (1), Colubrid Snakes (90), Cylinder Snakes (1), Cobras, Kraits & Coral Snakes (10), Blind Snakes (5), Rear-fanged Water Snakes (9), Snail-eating Snakes (5), Mock Vipers (2), Pythons (3), Vipers & Pit-vipers (11), Odd-scaled & Sunbeam Snakes (2).