---
title: "Alameda-Peitschenschlange"
description: "Masticophis lateralis — Reptilien. The California whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis), also known as the striped racer, is a colubrid snake found in habitats of the coast, desert, and foothills of California."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/striped-racer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Alameda-Peitschenschlange

> Masticophis lateralis — Reptilien. The California whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis), also known as the striped racer, is a colubrid snake found in habitats of the coast, desert, and foothills of California.

- Scientific name: *Masticophis lateralis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 5258
- Wikidata: [Q26849100](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26849100)
- iNaturalist taxon: [717903](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/717903)

## Names

- en: Striped Racer
- de: Alameda-Peitschenschlange
- es: Chirrionera Rayada

## Countries with the most observations

US (4885), MX (97)

## Summary

The California whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis), also known as the striped racer, is a colubrid snake found in habitats of the coast, desert, and foothills of California.

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

## Photo

![Alameda-Peitschenschlange](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-racer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Y · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138032491

## Machine access

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