Red-headed Forest Racer
Dendrophidion rufiterminorum
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusDendrophidion (Forest Racers)
- SpeciesDendrophidion rufiterminorum (Red-headed Forest Racer)
About the Red-headed Forest Racer
Dendrophidion rufiterminorum is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Its known range is strikingly disjunct: it occurs in northern Central America (Belize, Guatemala, northern Honduras), then drops out across most of Honduras and Nicaragua, and reappears on the Caribbean versant of southern Nicaragua and Costa Rica plus the uplands of northwestern Costa Rica, a gap of several hundred kilometers with essentially no records in between. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Red-headed Forest Racer in Pico Bonito National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
More parks will be added in future updates.