Photo of a Peters' Forest Racer (Dendrophidion nuchale)
Photo: Fernando Nunes, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Peters' Forest Racer

Dendrophidion nuchale

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Dendrophidion
Continents
South America
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist

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About

Peters' Forest Racer (Dendrophidion nuchale) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela. Recorded in 4 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.

  • Not worked out yet

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