Western worm snake
Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859)
Status not recordedsnakes
The western worm snake (Carphophis vermis) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 18.5 g.
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Quick facts about the western worm snake
- Weight
- 18.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 39.1 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 48.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 3 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the western worm snake live?
Not recorded
Is the western worm snake endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the western worm snake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyColubridae
- genusCarphophis
- SpeciesCarphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859)
Synonyms Carphophis amoenus vermis, Celuta vermis
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- užovka červíCzech
- Cobra-minhoca-ocidentalPortuguese
Relatives of the western worm snake
Other species in the same genus Carphophis.
Common wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the western worm snake?
An adult western worm snake weighs 18.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the western worm snake?
The western worm snake (Carphophis vermis) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · 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 · 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 - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · 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 · 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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