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title: "Paraguay Green Racer"
description: "Philodryas nattereri — Reptiles. Philodryas nattereri, also known commonly as the Paraguay green racer and the Paraguayan green racer, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/paraguay-green-racer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Paraguay Green Racer

> Philodryas nattereri — Reptiles. Philodryas nattereri, also known commonly as the Paraguay green racer and the Paraguayan green racer, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Philodryas nattereri*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 520
- Wikidata: [Q727428](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727428)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29104](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29104)

## Names

- en: Paraguay Green Racer

## Countries with the most observations

BR (482)

## Summary

Philodryas nattereri, also known commonly as the Paraguay green racer and the Paraguayan green racer, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to eastern South America.

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

## Photo

![Paraguay Green Racer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/paraguay-green-racer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matthew Berigan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197382237

## Machine access

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