Cope's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas pulchriceps
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Mastigodryas
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 36 places on iNaturalist
About
Cope's Tropical Racer (Mastigodryas pulchriceps) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 13 more. Recorded in 36 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Salmon-bellied racer Mastigodryas melanolomus
- Amaral's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas amarali
- Barbour's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas bruesi
- Clifton's Lizard Eater Mastigodryas cliftoni
- Daniel's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas danieli
- Plee's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas pleii
- Striped Lizard Eater Mastigodryas dorsalis
- Boddaert's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas boddaerti
- Heath's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas heathii
- Mastigodryas moratoi
- Mastigodryas reticulatus
- Central America Lizard Eater Mastigodryas alternatus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.