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title: "False Fer-de-lance"
description: "Xenodon rabdocephalus — Rettili. Xenodon rabdocephalus, commonly known as the false fer-de-lance, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/false-fer-de-lance
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# False Fer-de-lance

> Xenodon rabdocephalus — Rettili. Xenodon rabdocephalus, commonly known as the false fer-de-lance, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Xenodon rabdocephalus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 578
- Wikidata: [Q3022857](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3022857)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28031](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28031)

## Names

- en: False Fer-de-lance
- de: Streifköpfige Natter
- es: Sorda de tierra
- fr: Xénodon petits carreaux

## Countries with the most observations

CR (113), EC (90), BR (53), HN (51), CO (49), PA (46), MX (37), GT (27), PE (22), BZ (19), GF (11), BO (10)

## Summary

Xenodon rabdocephalus, commonly known as the false fer-de-lance, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

![False Fer-de-lance](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/false-fer-de-lance/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Ceballos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132710242

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/false-fer-de-lance?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).