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title: "Boomslang"
description: "Dispholidus typus — Répteis. The boomslang ( or ; Dispholidus typus) is a highly venomous snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/boomslang
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Boomslang

> Dispholidus typus — Répteis. The boomslang ( or ; Dispholidus typus) is a highly venomous snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Dispholidus typus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2697
- Wikidata: [Q893048](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q893048)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30358](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30358)

## Names

- en: Boomslang
- de: Boomslang
- es: Boomslang
- nl: Boomslang
- pl: Dysfolid

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2213), TZ (54), MZ (45), KE (43), NA (42), ZW (42), BW (35), MW (30), ZM (26), AO (10), SZ (8), UG (5)

## Summary

The boomslang ( or ; Dispholidus typus) is a highly venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Sub-Saharan Africa.

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

## Photo

![Boomslang](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/boomslang/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250415676

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/boomslang?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).