Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Synophis bicolor (Synophis bicolor), recorded as Endangered
Synophis bicolor (Synophis bicolor). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Synophis bicolor

Synophis bicolor

Synophis bicolor is a snake in the family Colubridae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Synophis bicolor
Taxonomy
Squamata · Colubridae · Synophis

Appearance

Dorsally, S. Bicolor is uniformly brown, lighter on the sides. Ventrally, it is yellowish white. The upper lip is also yellowish white.

Range and habitat

S. Bicolor is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The preferred habitats of S. Bicolor are lowland rainforest and Andean cloud forest, where it is found in leaf litter and bushes. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

S. Bicolor is nocturnal, terrestrial, and semiarboreal. The diet of S. Bicolor is unknown.

In crisis

Synophis bicolor is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Synophis bicolor, Wikidata item Q3508879. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Synophis bicolor?
Synophis bicolor is a snake in the family Colubridae.
What is the conservation status of Synophis bicolor?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Synophis bicolor. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Synophis bicolor live?
The preferred habitats of S. Bicolor are lowland rainforest and Andean cloud forest, where it is found in leaf litter and bushes.
Why is Synophis bicolor in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Synophis bicolor?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Synophis bicolor a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.