| Eastern racer | |
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| Coluber constrictor anthicus, buttermilk racer | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Coluber Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species: | C. constrictor
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| Binomial name | |
| Coluber constrictor | |
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized, which as a group are commonly referred to as the eastern racers. The species is monotypic in the genus Coluber.
- ^ Hammerson, G.A.; Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2013). "Coluber constrictor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T63748A3128579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63748A3128579.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Stejneger L, Barbour T (1917). A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 125 pp. (Coluber constrictor, p. 79)
- ^ "Coluber constrictor ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.