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title: "Gunther's Striped Snake"
description: "Lygophis anomalus — Reptiles. Lygophis anomalus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gunther-s-striped-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gunther's Striped Snake

> Lygophis anomalus — Reptiles. Lygophis anomalus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Lygophis anomalus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 534
- Wikidata: [Q3269366](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3269366)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104905](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104905)

## Names

- en: Gunther's Striped Snake
- de: Goldbauchnatter
- es: Culebra de líneas amarillas

## Countries with the most observations

AR (350), UY (144), BR (18)

## Summary

Lygophis anomalus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.  The species is native to Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygophis_anomalus

## Photo

![Gunther's Striped Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gunther-s-striped-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19404039

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gunther-s-striped-snake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).