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B. Black spine-neck swamp turtle. Boa constrictor. Boiruna maculata. Bothrops alternatus. Broad-snouted caiman.
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.
Crotalus durissus. Crotalus durissus, known as the South American rattlesnake, [ 2 ]tropical rattlesnake, [ 4 ] and by other names, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in South America. It is the most widely distributed member of its genus. [ 2 ] Currently, seven subspecies are recognized.
Philodryas patagoniensis, also known as the Patagonia green racer, is a species of rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) venomous snake in the family Colubridae.The species is endemic to cis-Andean South America from northern Argentina to northeastern Brazil; despite its name, most of its range is outside Patagonia.
The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, [2] is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all boas and pythons, it is non-venomous and kills its prey by ...
Bothrops jararaca —known as the jararaca[4] or yarara[5] —is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The specific name, jararaca, is derived from the Tupi words yarará and ca, which mean 'large snake'. Within its geographic range, it is often abundant and is an ...
Species: P. obtusus. Binomial name. Psomophis obtusus. ( Cope, 1863) Psomophis obtusus, also known commonly as the wide ground snake and corredeira-do-banhado in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Sunbeam snakes: Sunbeam snake (Xenopeltis unicolor) Scolecophidia 3 families Family Common Names Example Species Example Photo Anomalepidae Taylor, 1939: Dawn blind snakes: Dawn blind snake (Liotyphlops beui) Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1892: Slender blind snakes: Texas blind snake (Leptotyphlops dulcis) Typhlopidae Merrem, 1820: Blind snakes