Colubridae

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Dipsas ventrimaculata (Boulenger, 1885)

Dipsas ventrimaculata (Boulenger, 1885)

Dipsas ventrimaculata (Boulenger, 1885)

Dipsas ventrimaculata, or Boulenger's tree snake, is a non-venomous snake found in parts of South America.

Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Borikenophis portoricensis (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Borikenophis portoricensis, the Puerto Rican racer, is an endemic snake with a narrow cobra-like neck hood found in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Cubophis vudii (Cope, 1862)

Cubophis vudii (Cope, 1862)

Cubophis vudii (Cope, 1862)

Cubophis vudii, the Bahamian racer, is a colubrid snake species native to The Bahamas.

Cubophis cantherigerus (Bibron, 1840)

Cubophis cantherigerus (Bibron, 1840)

Cubophis cantherigerus (Bibron, 1840)

The Cuban racer (Cubophis cantherigerus) is a colubrid snake native to Cuba and The Bahamas.

Cubophis caymanus (Garman, 1887)

Cubophis caymanus (Garman, 1887)

Cubophis caymanus (Garman, 1887)

Cubophis caymanus, the Grand Cayman racer, is an oviparous snake endemic to Grand Cayman Island.

Lygophis lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lygophis lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lygophis lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lygophis lineatus, the lined ground snake, is a colubrid snake native to multiple countries in South and Central America.

Lygophis anomalus (Günther, 1858)

Lygophis anomalus (Günther, 1858)

Lygophis anomalus (Günther, 1858)

Lygophis anomalus is a colubrid snake species native to parts of eastern South America.

Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862

Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862

Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862

Lygophis dilepis is a colubrid snake species native to several countries in South America.

Pseudalsophis steindachneri (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Pseudalsophis steindachneri (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Pseudalsophis steindachneri (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Pseudalsophis steindachneri, the Striped Galapagos snake, is a colubrid found in the Galápagos Islands.

Pseudalsophis occidentalis (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Pseudalsophis occidentalis (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Pseudalsophis occidentalis (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Pseudalsophis occidentalis, the Western Galapagos racer, is a colubrid snake found only in the Galápagos Islands.

Paraphimophis rusticus (Cope, 1878)

Paraphimophis rusticus (Cope, 1878)

Paraphimophis rusticus (Cope, 1878)

Paraphimophis rusticus, commonly called Culebra, is the only species in the colubrid genus Paraphimophis, endemic to parts of South America.

Chlorosoma viridissimum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chlorosoma viridissimum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chlorosoma viridissimum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chlorosoma viridissimum, the common green racer, is a venomous colubrid snake found in South America.

Xenoxybelis argenteus (Daudin, 1803)

Xenoxybelis argenteus (Daudin, 1803)

Xenoxybelis argenteus (Daudin, 1803)

Xenoxybelis argenteus is a colubrid snake species found across multiple countries in South America.

Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther, 1864)

Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther, 1864)

Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther, 1864)

Dipsadoboa aulica is a slender oviparous snake found in parts of eastern and southern Africa, with specific size and scale traits.

Dendrophidion percarinatum (Cope, 1893)

Dendrophidion percarinatum (Cope, 1893)

Dendrophidion percarinatum (Cope, 1893)

Dendrophidion percarinatum is a small forest floor snake found across Central and northern South America that lays 3–6 eggs per clutch.

Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837)

Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837)

Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837)

Dendrophidion dendrophis, commonly called the olive forest racer, is a snake species in the genus Dendrophidion.

Dendrophidion bivittatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Dendrophidion bivittatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Dendrophidion bivittatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Dendrophidion bivittatus, the forest racer, is a colubrid snake found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Dendrophidion clarkii Dunn, 1933

Dendrophidion clarkii Dunn, 1933

Dendrophidion clarkii Dunn, 1933

Clark's forest racer (Dendrophidion clarkii) is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dasypeltis scabra is an oviparous egg-laying snake species found in most sub-Saharan African habitats between closed forests and true deserts.

Dasypeltis inornata Smith, 1849

Dasypeltis inornata Smith, 1849

Dasypeltis inornata Smith, 1849

The southern brown egg-eater (Dasypeltis inornata) is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in South Africa and Eswatini.

Drymoluber dichrous (Peters, 1863)

Drymoluber dichrous (Peters, 1863)

Drymoluber dichrous (Peters, 1863)

Drymoluber dichrous, the northern woodland racer, is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in multiple South American countries.

Drymobius rhombifer (Günther, 1860)

Drymobius rhombifer (Günther, 1860)

Drymobius rhombifer (Günther, 1860)

Drymobius rhombifer, the Esmerald racer, is a non-venomous colubrid snake found across parts of Central and South America.

Drymobius chloroticus (Cope, 1886)

Drymobius chloroticus (Cope, 1886)

Drymobius chloroticus (Cope, 1886)

Drymobius chloroticus, the green highland racer, is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in parts of Central America and Mexico.

Drymobius margaritiferus (Schlegel, 1837)

Drymobius margaritiferus (Schlegel, 1837)

Drymobius margaritiferus (Schlegel, 1837)

Drymobius margaritiferus, the speckled racer, is a patterned Central and North American snake found in many habitats.

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