Xenopholis scalaris

Xenopholis scalaris, Wucherer's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Xenopholis scalaris
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Xenopholis
Species:	X. scalaris
Binomial name
Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
Elapomorphus scalaris Wucherer, 1861 Xenopholis scalaris — Boulenger, 1896

Geographic range

Xenopholis scalaris is found in Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.^[3] Other locality records include Colombia, French Guiana, and Venezuela.^[4]