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title: "Wagler's Snake"
description: "Xenodon merremii — Rettili. Xenodon merremii, also known commonly as Wagler's snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/wagler-s-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wagler's Snake

> Xenodon merremii — Rettili. Xenodon merremii, also known commonly as Wagler's snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Xenodon merremii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1021
- Wikidata: [Q58206874](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58206874)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539051](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539051)

## Names

- en: Wagler's Snake
- es: Falsa Yarará Sapera
- fr: Xénodon des savanes

## Countries with the most observations

BR (631), AR (257), BO (41), PY (16), UY (5)

## Summary

Xenodon merremii, also known commonly as Wagler's snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America and is widespread in the eastern half of the continent.

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

## Photo

![Wagler's Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wagler-s-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/213165116

## Machine access

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