Striped Lizard Eater
Mastigodryas dorsalis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Mastigodryas
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 31 places on iNaturalist
About
Striped Lizard Eater (Mastigodryas dorsalis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 16 more. Recorded in 31 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
- Pine Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Valleys
- Roadsides
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
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
- Boddaert's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas boddaerti
- Heath's Tropical Racer Mastigodryas heathii
- 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.