Eastern racer

Eastern racer
Coluber constrictor anthicus,
buttermilk racer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Coluber
Linnaeus, 1758
Species:
C. constrictor
Binomial name
Coluber constrictor
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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Coluber constrictor ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.