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title: "Chamisso-Natter"
description: "Philodryas chamissonis — Reptilien. Philodryas chamissonis, commonly known as the Chilean green racer and the Chilean long-tailed snake, is a species of moderately venomous opisthoglyphous (rear-fanged) snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/chilean-green-racer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chamisso-Natter

> Philodryas chamissonis — Reptilien. Philodryas chamissonis, commonly known as the Chilean green racer and the Chilean long-tailed snake, is a species of moderately venomous opisthoglyphous (rear-fanged) snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Philodryas chamissonis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1593
- Wikidata: [Q2710385](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2710385)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29112](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29112)

## Names

- en: Chilean Green Racer
- de: Chamisso-Natter
- es: Culebra de cola larga

## Countries with the most observations

CL (1501)

## Summary

Philodryas chamissonis, commonly known as the Chilean green racer and the Chilean long-tailed snake, is a species of moderately venomous opisthoglyphous (rear-fanged) snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Chile.

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

## Photo

![Chamisso-Natter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chilean-green-racer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fabian EGL · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/222890807

## Machine access

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