Drymobius melanotropis

Drymobius melanotropis, commonly known as the black forest racer, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Central America.

Drymobius melanotropis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Drymobius
Species:	D. melanotropis
Binomial name
Drymobius melanotropis (Cope, 1876)
Synonyms
Dendrophidium melanotropis Cope, 1876 Elaphis melanotropis — Cope, 1887 Coluber ? [sic] melanotropis — Boulenger, 1894 Drymobius melanotropis — Stuart, 1933 Drymobius melanotropis — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970 Drymobius melanotropis — Villa et al., 1988[2]

Geographic range

It ranges through Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Description

Drymobius melanotropis is green above, with black on the keels of the median three dorsal rows. The green color extends to the outer fourth of the ventral shields, and the center of the belly is yellow. Adults are about 1.25 m (50 in.) in total length.^[3]