# Common wormsnake (*Carphophis amoenus*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-wormsnake  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The common wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 15 g.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 15 g |
| Length | up to 35 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 8.1 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Egg incubation | 48.5 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 5 |
| Age at maturity | 3 years |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

 Recorded predators: Racer (*Coluber constrictor*), Eastern copperhead (*Agkistrodon contortrix*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Colubridae
- genus: Carphophis
- species: *Carphophis amoenus* (Say, 1825)

Synonyms: *Celuta helenae*, *Coluber amoenus*

## Common questions

### How big is the common wormsnake?

An adult common wormsnake weighs 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### What kind of animal is the common wormsnake?

The common wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.

### What eats the common wormsnake?

Animals recorded preying on the common wormsnake include racer and eastern copperhead. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4), CC BY 4.0, v1-2. Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
- [SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), CC0 1.0, 1.0-dryad-v5. Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b

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