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title: "Western Parrot-Snake"
description: "Leptophis occidentalis — Rettili. Leptophis occidentalis is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/western-parrot-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Parrot-Snake

> Leptophis occidentalis — Rettili. Leptophis occidentalis is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Leptophis occidentalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1434
- iNaturalist taxon: [1603575](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1603575)

## Names

- en: Western Parrot-Snake
- es: Perico Verde

## Countries with the most observations

CR (577), CO (469), PA (154), EC (31), VE (14), NI (3), PE (3)

## Summary

Leptophis occidentalis is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama,
Venezuela, and Colombia.

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

## Photo

![Western Parrot-Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-parrot-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Biguzzi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/260643180

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-parrot-snake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).