Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDrymobius (Speckled Racers)
- SpeciesDrymobius margaritiferus (Speckled Racer)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Road Guarder
Conophis lineatus
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
Gulf Coast Vine Snake
Oxybelis potosiensis
Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira frenata
Peten Centipede Snake
Tantilla cuniculator
Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes imperialis
Peninsula Stripeless Snake
Coniophanes meridanus
Central American Milksnake
Lampropeltis abnorma
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Racer in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Speckled Racer sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speckled Racer in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Racer in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.