Tentacled snake: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Tentacled snake Erpeton tentaculatum Least concern

Where the tentacled snake lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See snakes on the world map

Scientific name	Erpeton tentaculatum
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Homalopsidae

Is the tentacled snake endangered?

The tentacled snake’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tentacled snake?

The tentacled snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Homalopsidae, genus Erpeton. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tentacled snake

The tentacled snake or tentacle snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) is a rear-fanged aquatic snake native to Southeast Asia. It is the only species of the genus Erpeton. The two tentacles on its snout are a unique feature among snakes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tentacled snake (revision 1315019525), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1480644 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).