Snakes of Singapore

Every snakes in the Wildlife of Singapore guide: 60 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Acrochordidae

• Banded File Snake Acrochordus granulatus

Typhlopidae

• Brahminy Blind Snake Indotyphlops braminus
• Lineated Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops lineatus
• White-bellied Blind Snake Argyrophis muelleri

Xenopeltidae

• Sunbeam Snake Xenopeltis unicolor

Pythonidae

• Reticulated Python Malayopython reticulatus

Colubridae

• Speckle-headed Whip Snake Ahaetulla fasciolata
• Big-eyed Whip Snake Ahaetulla mycterizans
• Oriental Whip Snake Ahaetulla prasina
• Dog-toothed Cat Snake Boiga cynodon
• Gold-ringed Cat Snake Boiga dendrophila
• White-spotted Cat Snake Boiga drapiezii
• Jasper's Cat Snake Boiga jaspidea
• Variable Reed Snake Calamaria lumbricoidea
• Paradise Tree Snake Chrysopelea paradisi
• Twin-barred Tree Snake Chrysopelea pelias
• Malayan Racer Coelognathus flavolineatus
• Striped Bronzeback Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
• Haas' Bronzeback Dendrelaphis haasi
• Elegant Bronzeback Dendrelaphis formosus
• Blue Bronzeback Dendrelaphis cyanochloris
• Kopstein's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis kopsteini
• Painted Bronzeback Dendrelaphis pictus
• Malayan Bridle Snake Lycodon subannulatus
• Keel-bellied Whip Snake Dryophiops rubescens
• Orange-bellied Ringneck Gonglyosoma baliodeirum
• Red-tailed Racer Gonyosoma oxycephalum
• Banded Wolf Snake Lycodon subcinctus
• Common House Snake Lycodon capucinus
• Striped Kukri Snake Oligodon octolineatus
• Brown Kukri Snake Oligodon purpurascens
• Barred Kukri Snake Oligodon signatus
• Dwarf Reed Snake Pseudorabdion longiceps
• Keeled Rat Snake Ptyas carinata
• White-bellied Rat Snake Ptyas fusca
• Indochinese Rat Snake Ptyas korros
• Black-headed Collared Snake Sibynophis melanocephalus

Paretidae

• Smooth Slug Snake Asthenodipsas laevis

Homalopsidae

• Cantor's Water Snake Cantoria violacea
• Dog-faced Water Snake Cerberus scheneiderii
• Crab-eating Water Snake Fordonia leucobalia
• Gerard's Water Snake Gerarda prevostiana
• Puff-faced Water Snake Homalopsis buccata
• Blackwater Mud Snake Phytolopsis punctata
• Selangor Mud Snake Raclitia indica

Natricidae

• Blue-necked Keelback Rhabdophis rhodomelas
• Painted Mock Viper Psammodynastes pictus
• Spotted Keelback Xenochrophis maculatus
• Triangle Keelback Xenochrophis trianguligerus

Elapidae

• Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus
• Malayan Blue Coral Snake Calliophis bivirgatus
• Malayan Banded Coral Snake Calliophis intestinalis
• Equatorial Spitting Cobra Naja sumatrana
• King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah
• Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina
• Marbled Sea Snake Aipysurus eydouxii
• Hardwicke's Sea Snake Hydrophis hardwickii
• Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Hydrophis platurus

Viperidae

• Shore Pit Viper Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
• Wagler's Pit Viper Tropidolaemus wagleri

Frequently asked questions

How many snakes are in the Wildlife of Singapore guide?

The guide lists 60 snakes of Singapore, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of snakes are covered?

Acrochordidae (1), Typhlopidae (3), Xenopeltidae (1), Pythonidae (1), Colubridae (31), Paretidae (1), Homalopsidae (7), Natricidae (4), Elapidae (9), Viperidae (2).