Distribution and habitat ²

The species has been recorded from shrubland, savannah and forest habitats in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.

Ecology ²

The species is terrestrial, burrowing in sandy soils. It has nocturnal habits and preys mainly on lizards.

Summary ²

Phimophis vittatus, also known as the banded pampas snake, is a species of colubrid snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae.
It is endemic to South America.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Nicolás Pelegrin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicolás Pelegrin
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phimophis_vittatus

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