Dendrophidion
Encyclopedia
Dendrophidion is a genus of colubrid
snakes commonly referred to as forest racers. Their range
stretches from south eastern Mexico
to Bolivia
.
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...
snakes commonly referred to as forest racers. Their range
Range (biology)
In biology, the range or distribution of a species is the geographical area within which that species can be found. Within that range, dispersion is variation in local density.The term is often qualified:...
stretches from south eastern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
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Species
- Dendrophidion atlantica Freire, Caramschi & Goncalves, 2010
- Dendrophidion bivittatus (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854) – Forest Racer
- Dendrophidion boshelli Dunn, 1944 – Hoshell's Forest Racer
- Dendrophidion brunneus (Gunther, 1858) – Gunther's Forest Racer
- Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837) – Olive Forest Racer
- Dendrophidion nuchale (Peters, 1863) – Peters's Forest Racer, Pink-Tailed Forest Racer
- Dendrophidion paucicarinatus (Cope, 1894) – Cope's Forest Racer
- Dendrophidion percarinatus (Cope, 1893) – South American Forest Racer
- Dendrophidion vinitor Smith, 1941 – Barred Forest Racer