Heath's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas heathii
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Mastigodryas
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 14 places on iNaturalist
About
Heath's Tropical Racer (Mastigodryas heathii) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Ecuador, Peru. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, mountain forest and 8 more. Recorded in 14 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
- Cope's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas pulchriceps
- 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.