---
title: "Puerto Rican Racer"
description: "Borikenophis portoricensis — Reptiles. Borikenophis portoricensis (Puerto Rican Spanish: culebra corredora; English: Puerto Rican racer) is a snake endemic to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/puerto-rican-racer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Puerto Rican Racer

> Borikenophis portoricensis — Reptiles. Borikenophis portoricensis (Puerto Rican Spanish: culebra corredora; English: Puerto Rican racer) is a snake endemic to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

- Scientific name: *Borikenophis portoricensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1054
- Wikidata: [Q692225](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q692225)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30121](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30121)

## Names

- en: Puerto Rican Racer
- de: Puerto-Rico-Schlanknatter
- es: Culebra Corredora de Puerto Rico
- it: Alsophis portoricensis

## Countries with the most observations

PR (826), VG (25), VI (20)

## Summary

Borikenophis portoricensis (Puerto Rican Spanish: culebra corredora; English: Puerto Rican racer) is a snake endemic to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It can grow to three feet long.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borikenophis_portoricensis

## Photo

![Puerto Rican Racer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/puerto-rican-racer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/213584178

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/puerto-rican-racer?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).