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Mesotes strigatus

Coastal House Snake


Mesotes strigatus

(GÜNTHER, 1858)
Culebra Manchada
Cobra-espada
Family: Colubridae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Culebra Palito, Ojo De Gato.

Synonyms: Thamnodynastes strigatus.




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Mesotes strigatus, the coastal house snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil.

Source: Wikipedia, article Mesotes strigatus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 23

Foto
Photography ID: 528888
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/23/2019
Carlos Agulian
Foto
Photography ID: 413193
  Adult
Dique Luján
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/01/2020
Brenda Karen Geisse Beskow
Foto
Photography ID: 413192
  Adult
Dique Luján
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/01/2020
Brenda Karen Geisse Beskow
Foto
Photography ID: 409335
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/08/2020
Ricardo Cadenas
Foto
Photography ID: 375306
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
01/08/2020
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 297179
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/08/2018
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 297178
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/08/2018
Gustavo Puente



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Species records

Count: 28



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
193153517/12/2023UruguayArtigasBella UniónJulio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
221573626/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroPablo Moreno
153333929/12/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresMauricio Roberto Saavedra
140542113/05/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas Flores, Las FloresMauricio Roberto Saavedra
139269003/04/2021ArgentinaMisionesCamino de Acceso a la Ea Santa Cecilia1Diego Kondratzky
139094003/04/2021ArgentinaMisionesCamino de Acceso a la Ea Santa Cecilia1Diego Oscar
129516901/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresDique LujánBrenda Karen Geisse Beskow
171475508/08/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoRicardo Cadenas
137895508/08/2020UruguayArtigasÁrea de Protección Ambiental Rincón de Franquía, Bella UniónJulio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
117157008/01/2020UruguayCerro LargoPaso CenturiónMauricio Silvera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Coastal House Snake (Mesotes strigatus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.