---
title: "Neotropical Whip Snake"
description: "Masticophis mentovarius — Répteis. Masticophis mentovarius, the neotropical whip snake, is a species of snake found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/neotropical-whip-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Neotropical Whip Snake

> Masticophis mentovarius — Répteis. Masticophis mentovarius, the neotropical whip snake, is a species of snake found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.

- Scientific name: *Masticophis mentovarius*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2272
- Wikidata: [Q5089591](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5089591)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318032](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318032)

## Names

- en: Neotropical Whip Snake
- de: Amerikanische Peitschennatter
- es: Culebra chirriadora neotropical

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1731), HN (92), CR (85), SV (38), CO (27), BZ (24), GT (24), NI (20), PA (8), VE (6)

## Summary

Masticophis mentovarius, the neotropical whip snake, is a species of snake found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.

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

## Photo

![Neotropical Whip Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/neotropical-whip-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192168012

## Machine access

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