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Cuban Racer
Colubridae

Cuban Racer

Cubophis cantherigerus (Bibron, 1840)

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

Grand Cayman Racer
Colubridae

Grand Cayman Racer

Cubophis caymanus (Garman, 1887)

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

Lined Ground Snake
Colubridae

Lined Ground Snake

Lygophis lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Gunther's Striped Snake
Colubridae

Gunther's Striped Snake

Lygophis anomalus (Günther, 1858)

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

Lema's Ground Snake
Colubridae

Lema's Ground Snake

Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862

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

Painted Racer
Colubridae

Painted Racer

Pseudalsophis steindachneri (Van Denburgh, 1912)

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

Fernandina Racer
Colubridae

Fernandina Racer

Pseudalsophis occidentalis (Van Denburgh, 1912)

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

Brown Musurana
Colubridae

Brown Musurana

Paraphimophis rusticus (Cope, 1878)

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

Common Green Racer
Colubridae

Common Green Racer

Chlorosoma viridissimum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Striped Sharpnose Snake
Colubridae

Striped Sharpnose Snake

Xenoxybelis argenteus (Daudin, 1803)

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

Marbled Tree Snake
Colubridae

Marbled Tree Snake

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.

Barred Forest Racer
Colubridae

Barred Forest Racer

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.

Olive Forest Racer
Colubridae

Olive Forest Racer

Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837)

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

Forest Racer
Colubridae

Forest Racer

Dendrophidion bivittatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

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

Clark's Forest Racer
Colubridae

Clark's Forest Racer

Dendrophidion clarkii Dunn, 1933

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

Egg-eating Snake
Colubridae

Egg-eating Snake

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.

Southern Brown Egg Eater
Colubridae

Southern Brown Egg Eater

Dasypeltis inornata Smith, 1849

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

Northern Woodland Racer
Colubridae

Northern Woodland Racer

Drymoluber dichrous (Peters, 1863)

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

Esmarald Racer
Colubridae

Esmarald Racer

Drymobius rhombifer (Günther, 1860)

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

Green Highland Racer
Colubridae

Green Highland Racer

Drymobius chloroticus (Cope, 1886)

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

Speckled Racer
Colubridae

Speckled Racer

Drymobius margaritiferus (Schlegel, 1837)

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

Red-lipped Snake
Colubridae

Red-lipped Snake

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia, the herald snake, is a Sub-Saharan African endemic snake species with distinct color markings.

Southern Smooth Snake
Colubridae

Southern Smooth Snake

Coronella girondica (Daudin, 1803)

Coronella girondica is a small colubrid snake found in southwestern Europe and north Africa, threatened by habitat loss.

Largenose Earth Snake
Colubridae

Largenose Earth Snake

Conopsis nasus (Günther, 1858)

Conopsis nasus, the largenose earth snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found in Mexico.

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