Coluber
Encyclopedia
Coluber is a genus
of thin bodied, fast moving, colubrid
snake
s commonly known as racers. They are widespread around the world and vary greatly in habitat and behaviour. In the past, Coluber was a catch-all genus which included almost all snake species
known at the time. Even the cobra
was once classified as Coluber naja.
As presented here, the genus is limited to its "modern" content of racers and whipsnakes. Still, some of these species (namely the whipsnakes) are increasingly separated as Dolichophis and others probably also do not really belong here.
Coluber is a genus
of thin bodied, fast moving, colubrid
snake
s commonly known as racers. They are widespread around the world and vary greatly in habitat and behaviour. In the past, Coluber was a catch-all genus which included almost all snake species
known at the time. Even the cobra
was once classified as Coluber naja.
As presented here, the genus is limited to its "modern" content of racers and whipsnakes. Still, some of these species (namely the whipsnakes) are increasingly separated as Dolichophis and others probably also do not really belong here.
Coluber is a genus
of thin bodied, fast moving, colubrid
snake
s commonly known as racers. They are widespread around the world and vary greatly in habitat and behaviour. In the past, Coluber was a catch-all genus which included almost all snake species
known at the time. Even the cobra
was once classified as Coluber naja.
As presented here, the genus is limited to its "modern" content of racers and whipsnakes. Still, some of these species (namely the whipsnakes) are increasingly separated as Dolichophis and others probably also do not really belong here.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of thin bodied, fast moving, colubrid
Colubrid
A colubrid is a member of the snake family Colubridae. This broad classification of snakes includes about two-thirds of all snake species on earth. The earliest species of the snake family date back to the Oligocene epoch. With 304 genera and 1,938 species, Colubridae is the largest snake family...
snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s commonly known as racers. They are widespread around the world and vary greatly in habitat and behaviour. In the past, Coluber was a catch-all genus which included almost all snake species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
known at the time. Even the cobra
Cobra
Cobra is a venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. However, not all snakes commonly referred to as cobras are of the same genus, or even of the same family. The name is short for cobra capo or capa Snake, which is Portuguese for "snake with hood", or "hood-snake"...
was once classified as Coluber naja.
As presented here, the genus is limited to its "modern" content of racers and whipsnakes. Still, some of these species (namely the whipsnakes) are increasingly separated as Dolichophis and others probably also do not really belong here.
Species
- Andreas' Racer, Coluber andreanus
- Sharma's Racer, Coluber bholanathiColuber bholanathiSharma's Racer, Coluber bholanathi, is a species of colubrid snake, which is found in India....
- Short Racer, Coluber brevis
- Coluber brevis boschisi
- Coluber brevis brevis
- Caspian WhipsnakeCaspian whipsnakeThe Caspian whipsnake also known as the large whipsnake , is a common species of whipsnake found in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.-Description:The Caspian whipsnake may grow to a maximum length of approximately...
, Coluber caspius - Coluber constrictorColuber constrictorColuber constrictor is a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racers. They are primarily found throughout the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, but they range north into Canada, and south into Mexico, Guatemala and Belize...
- Buttermilk Racer, Coluber constrictor anthicusColuber constrictor anthicusThe Buttermilk Racer is a subspecies of racer, a nonvenomous, colubrid snake.- Description :The Buttermilk Racer is a thin bodied snake, capable of attaining lengths of 60 inches. Its color is a unique pattern of black, greens, yellows, greys, and even sometimes blues, flecked with white or...
- Northern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor constrictor
- Tan Racer, Coluber constrictor etheridgeiColuber constrictor etheridgeiThe Tan Racer is a non-venomous colubrid snake, a subspecies of the Eastern Racer, . It is found in the southern United States, in Louisiana and Texas...
- Eastern Yellowbelly Racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventrisColuber constrictor flaviventrisThe eastern yellowbelly racer is a subspecies of racer, a nonvenomous, colubrid snake.- Description :...
- Blue Racer, Coluber constrictor foxiiColuber constrictor foxiiThe Blue Racer is a subspecies of Coluber constrictor which is a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racers. Eastern racers are primarily found throughout the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, but they range north into Canada, and south into...
- Brownchin Racer, Coluber constrictor helvigularis
- Blackmask Racer, Coluber constrictor latrunculus
- Mexican Racer, Coluber constrictor oaxacaColuber constrictor oaxacaThe Mexican Racer is a nonvenomous colubrid snake, a subspecies of the Eastern Racer . It is found primarily in Mexico, from Tamaulipas to Vera Cruz, with isolated records of it occurring in Nuevo León, Coahuila, Durango, Colima, Oaxaca, and Chiapas...
- Everglades Racer, Coluber constrictor paludicola
- Southern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor priapusColuber constrictor priapusThe Southern Black Racer is one of the more common subspecies of nonvenomous snakes in the Southeastern United States. The name priapus refers to the proximal spines of the hemipenes being much enlarged into basal hooks, which is characteristic of this subspecies. These snakes are quite active...
- Buttermilk Racer, Coluber constrictor anthicus
Coluber is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of thin bodied, fast moving, colubrid
Colubrid
A colubrid is a member of the snake family Colubridae. This broad classification of snakes includes about two-thirds of all snake species on earth. The earliest species of the snake family date back to the Oligocene epoch. With 304 genera and 1,938 species, Colubridae is the largest snake family...
snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s commonly known as racers. They are widespread around the world and vary greatly in habitat and behaviour. In the past, Coluber was a catch-all genus which included almost all snake species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
known at the time. Even the cobra
Cobra
Cobra is a venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. However, not all snakes commonly referred to as cobras are of the same genus, or even of the same family. The name is short for cobra capo or capa Snake, which is Portuguese for "snake with hood", or "hood-snake"...
was once classified as Coluber naja.
As presented here, the genus is limited to its "modern" content of racers and whipsnakes. Still, some of these species (namely the whipsnakes) are increasingly separated as Dolichophis and others probably also do not really belong here.
Species
- Andreas' Racer, Coluber andreanus
- Sharma's Racer, Coluber bholanathiColuber bholanathiSharma's Racer, Coluber bholanathi, is a species of colubrid snake, which is found in India....
- Short Racer, Coluber brevis
- Coluber brevis boschisi
- Coluber brevis brevis
- Caspian WhipsnakeCaspian whipsnakeThe Caspian whipsnake also known as the large whipsnake , is a common species of whipsnake found in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.-Description:The Caspian whipsnake may grow to a maximum length of approximately...
, Coluber caspius - Coluber constrictorColuber constrictorColuber constrictor is a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racers. They are primarily found throughout the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, but they range north into Canada, and south into Mexico, Guatemala and Belize...
- Buttermilk Racer, Coluber constrictor anthicusColuber constrictor anthicusThe Buttermilk Racer is a subspecies of racer, a nonvenomous, colubrid snake.- Description :The Buttermilk Racer is a thin bodied snake, capable of attaining lengths of 60 inches. Its color is a unique pattern of black, greens, yellows, greys, and even sometimes blues, flecked with white or...
- Northern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor constrictor
- Tan Racer, Coluber constrictor etheridgeiColuber constrictor etheridgeiThe Tan Racer is a non-venomous colubrid snake, a subspecies of the Eastern Racer, . It is found in the southern United States, in Louisiana and Texas...
- Eastern Yellowbelly Racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventrisColuber constrictor flaviventrisThe eastern yellowbelly racer is a subspecies of racer, a nonvenomous, colubrid snake.- Description :...
- Blue Racer, Coluber constrictor foxiiColuber constrictor foxiiThe Blue Racer is a subspecies of Coluber constrictor which is a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racers. Eastern racers are primarily found throughout the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, but they range north into Canada, and south into...
- Brownchin Racer, Coluber constrictor helvigularis
- Blackmask Racer, Coluber constrictor latrunculus
- Mexican Racer, Coluber constrictor oaxacaColuber constrictor oaxacaThe Mexican Racer is a nonvenomous colubrid snake, a subspecies of the Eastern Racer . It is found primarily in Mexico, from Tamaulipas to Vera Cruz, with isolated records of it occurring in Nuevo León, Coahuila, Durango, Colima, Oaxaca, and Chiapas...
- Everglades Racer, Coluber constrictor paludicola
- Southern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor priapusColuber constrictor priapusThe Southern Black Racer is one of the more common subspecies of nonvenomous snakes in the Southeastern United States. The name priapus refers to the proximal spines of the hemipenes being much enlarged into basal hooks, which is characteristic of this subspecies. These snakes are quite active...
- Buttermilk Racer, Coluber constrictor anthicus
Coluber is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of thin bodied, fast moving, colubrid
Colubrid
A colubrid is a member of the snake family Colubridae. This broad classification of snakes includes about two-thirds of all snake species on earth. The earliest species of the snake family date back to the Oligocene epoch. With 304 genera and 1,938 species, Colubridae is the largest snake family...
snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s commonly known as racers. They are widespread around the world and vary greatly in habitat and behaviour. In the past, Coluber was a catch-all genus which included almost all snake species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
known at the time. Even the cobra
Cobra
Cobra is a venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. However, not all snakes commonly referred to as cobras are of the same genus, or even of the same family. The name is short for cobra capo or capa Snake, which is Portuguese for "snake with hood", or "hood-snake"...
was once classified as Coluber naja.
As presented here, the genus is limited to its "modern" content of racers and whipsnakes. Still, some of these species (namely the whipsnakes) are increasingly separated as Dolichophis and others probably also do not really belong here.
Species
- Andreas' Racer, Coluber andreanus
- Sharma's Racer, Coluber bholanathiColuber bholanathiSharma's Racer, Coluber bholanathi, is a species of colubrid snake, which is found in India....
- Short Racer, Coluber brevis
- Coluber brevis boschisi
- Coluber brevis brevis
- Caspian WhipsnakeCaspian whipsnakeThe Caspian whipsnake also known as the large whipsnake , is a common species of whipsnake found in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.-Description:The Caspian whipsnake may grow to a maximum length of approximately...
, Coluber caspius - Coluber constrictorColuber constrictorColuber constrictor is a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racers. They are primarily found throughout the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, but they range north into Canada, and south into Mexico, Guatemala and Belize...
- Buttermilk Racer, Coluber constrictor anthicusColuber constrictor anthicusThe Buttermilk Racer is a subspecies of racer, a nonvenomous, colubrid snake.- Description :The Buttermilk Racer is a thin bodied snake, capable of attaining lengths of 60 inches. Its color is a unique pattern of black, greens, yellows, greys, and even sometimes blues, flecked with white or...
- Northern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor constrictor
- Tan Racer, Coluber constrictor etheridgeiColuber constrictor etheridgeiThe Tan Racer is a non-venomous colubrid snake, a subspecies of the Eastern Racer, . It is found in the southern United States, in Louisiana and Texas...
- Eastern Yellowbelly Racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventrisColuber constrictor flaviventrisThe eastern yellowbelly racer is a subspecies of racer, a nonvenomous, colubrid snake.- Description :...
- Blue Racer, Coluber constrictor foxiiColuber constrictor foxiiThe Blue Racer is a subspecies of Coluber constrictor which is a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racers. Eastern racers are primarily found throughout the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, but they range north into Canada, and south into...
- Brownchin Racer, Coluber constrictor helvigularis
- Blackmask Racer, Coluber constrictor latrunculus
- Mexican Racer, Coluber constrictor oaxacaColuber constrictor oaxacaThe Mexican Racer is a nonvenomous colubrid snake, a subspecies of the Eastern Racer . It is found primarily in Mexico, from Tamaulipas to Vera Cruz, with isolated records of it occurring in Nuevo León, Coahuila, Durango, Colima, Oaxaca, and Chiapas...
- Everglades Racer, Coluber constrictor paludicola
- Southern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor priapusColuber constrictor priapusThe Southern Black Racer is one of the more common subspecies of nonvenomous snakes in the Southeastern United States. The name priapus refers to the proximal spines of the hemipenes being much enlarged into basal hooks, which is characteristic of this subspecies. These snakes are quite active...
- Elegant Racer, Coluber elegantissimus
- Balkan Whipsnake, Coluber gemonensis
- Graceful Racer, Coluber gracilisColuber gracilisGraceful Racer Coluber gracilis is a species of snake found in India.-Description:Snout is obtuse; rostral nearly as deep as broad, just visible from above; suture between the internasals a little shorter than that between the prefrontals; frontal slightly longer than its distance from the end of...
- Sarso Island Racer, Coluber insulanus
- Large Whipsnake, Coluber jugularis
- Coluber largeni
- Manser's Black Racer, Coluber manseri
- Schãtti's Racer, Coluber messanai
- Western Yellowbelly Racer, Coluber mormon
- Coluber najadum
- Dahl's Whipsnake, Coluber najadum dahli
- Coluber najadum najadum
- Coluber najadum kalymnensis
- Coluber najadum albitemporalis
- Braid Snake or Jan's Cliff Racer, Coluber rhodorachisColuber rhodorachisBraid Snake or Jan's Cliff Racer Coluber rhodorachis is a species of snake found in Central Asia.-Distribution:Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Sudan?, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Chad, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq, Iran , Afghanistan, W Pakistan, Yemen, S...
- Coluber rubriceps
- Coluber schmidtleri
- Coluber scortecci
- Sinai Racer, Coluber sinai
- Smith's Racer, Coluber smithi
- Coluber somalicus
- Coluber taylori
- Thomas' Semi-banded Racer, Coluber thomasi
- Variable Racer, Coluber variabilis
- Green Whip Snake, Coluber viridiflavus
- Coluber viridiflavus viridiflavus
- Coluber viridiflavus carbonarius
- Coluber vittacaudatusColuber vittacaudatusColuber vittacaudatus is a species of snake found in Darjeeling, India.-Distribution:Type locality: from "vicinity of Darjiling" . Known only from the type locality....
- Coluber zebrinus
- Buttermilk Racer, Coluber constrictor anthicus