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title: "Patagonian Racer"
description: "Philodryas patagoniensis — Gady. Philodryas patagoniensis, also known as the Patagonia green racer, is a species of rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) venomous snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/patagonian-racer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Patagonian Racer

> Philodryas patagoniensis — Gady. Philodryas patagoniensis, also known as the Patagonia green racer, is a species of rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) venomous snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Philodryas patagoniensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1581
- iNaturalist taxon: [1250061](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1250061)

## Names

- en: Patagonian Racer
- de: Patagonische Strauchnatter
- es: Culebra del Pastizal

## Countries with the most observations

AR (810), BR (468), UY (207), PY (33)

## Summary

Philodryas patagoniensis, also known as the Patagonia green racer, is a species of rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to cis-Andean South America from northern Argentina to northeastern Brazil; despite its name, most of its range is outside Patagonia.

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

## Photo

![Patagonian Racer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/patagonian-racer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338916685

## Machine access

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