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Basic information
Drymobius margaritiferus
Central American Speckled Racer
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusSpeckled Racers
- English name
- Central American Speckled Racer
- Alternative names
- (Northern) Speckled Racer, Northern Speckled Racer, Perlnatter, Petatillo, Speckled Racer
- Synonyms
- Coluber chiametla, Herpetodryas margaritiferus, Zamenis tricolor
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Arid, Coastal, Forest, Montane, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,340 mm
- Body mass
- max 246.4 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~2.34 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 15 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–8 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6DN7H · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13562 · dryad-v5