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title: "Thornscrub Vine Snake"
description: "Oxybelis microphthalmus — Reptiles. Oxybelis microphthalmus, the thornscrub vine snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/thornscrub-vine-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Thornscrub Vine Snake

> Oxybelis microphthalmus — Reptiles. Oxybelis microphthalmus, the thornscrub vine snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Oxybelis microphthalmus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 902
- iNaturalist taxon: [1286330](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1286330)

## Names

- en: Thornscrub Vine Snake
- es: Bejuquilla Café

## Countries with the most observations

MX (788), US (61)

## Summary

Oxybelis microphthalmus, the thornscrub vine snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Arizona in the United States and Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Thornscrub Vine Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thornscrub-vine-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/460360

## Machine access

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