Dendrophidion percarinatum

Dendrophidion percarinatum, commonly known as the South American forest racer, is a snake of the colubrid family.

Dendrophidion percarinatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dendrophidion
Species:
D. percarinatum
Binomial name
Dendrophidion percarinatum
(Cope, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Drymobius percarinatus Cope, 1893
  • Dendrophidion percarinatus
    (Cope, 1893)

Geographic distribution

The snake is found throughout Central and South America, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua , Panama and Venezuela.[1]

References

  1. Dendrophidion percarinatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 December 2018.


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