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title: "Mexican Parrot Snake"
description: "Leptophis mexicanus — Gady. Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/mexican-parrot-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mexican Parrot Snake

> Leptophis mexicanus — Gady. Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Leptophis mexicanus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 2161
- Wikidata: [Q191840](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191840)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29705](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29705)

## Names

- en: Mexican Parrot Snake
- de: Mexikanische Dünnschlange
- es: Culebra perico mexicana

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1512), BZ (182), CR (123), HN (123), GT (39), NI (19), SV (18)

## Summary

Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Americas.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: macro_biologist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355940318

## Machine access

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