South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dendrophidion
- Continents
- South America, North America
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Common
About
South American Forest Racer (Dendrophidion percarinatum) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 14 more. Common: recorded in 103 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Chocó Rainforest
- Andean Cloud Forest
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
- Costa Rican Rainforest
- Panamanian Rainforest
Related snakes
- Barred Forest Racer Dendrophidion vinitor
- Peters' Forest Racer Dendrophidion nuchale
- Olive Forest Racer Dendrophidion dendrophis
- Clark's Forest Racer Dendrophidion clarkii
- Hoshell's Forest Racer Dendrophidion boshelli
- Cope's Forest Racer Dendrophidion paucicarinatum
- Günther's Forest Racer Dendrophidion brunneum
- Forest Racer Dendrophidion bivittatus
- Atlantic Forest Racer Dendrophidion atlantica
- Slender Forest-Racer Dendrophidion graciliverpa
- Red-headed Forest Racer Dendrophidion rufiterminorum
- Dendrophidion apharocybe
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.