Keeled Sepia Snake

Fascinating facts about the Keeled Sepia Snake

• Dryophylax hypoconia gives birth to live young, unlike many snakes that lay eggs.
• A single mother can carry anywhere from four to sixteen embryos at once, and surprisingly the number of offspring doesn’t grow with the size of the female.
• Its home stretches across four countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, with documented populations in Argentine provinces from Buenos Aires to Misiones and Brazilian states from Rio Grande do Sul up to Bahia.

At a glance

About the Keeled Sepia Snake

Dryophylax hypoconia is a viviparous colubrid found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, including provinces such as Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires and Cordoba in Argentina and Rio Grande do Sul, Goias, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It gives birth to litters of four to sixteen embryos between January and April.

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