The spotted house snake, (Alopecion guttatum), belongs to the monotypic genus Alopecion.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Spotted Rock Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
- Hemorrhois nummifer
- Hypsiglena chlorophaea
- Dasypeltis scabra
- Hypsiglena torquata
- Telescopus fallax
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
- Genus
- Alopecion
- Species
- Alopecion guttatum
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