---
title: "Corredora-azul"
description: "Coluber constrictor — Répteis. The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/north-american-racer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Corredora-azul

> Coluber constrictor — Répteis. The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Coluber constrictor*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 59035
- Wikidata: [Q1459098](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1459098)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27137](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27137)

## Names

- en: North American Racer
- de: Schwarznatter
- es: Culebra chirrionera constrictora
- fr: Couleuvre agile
- nl: Hardloper
- pt: Corredora-azul

## Countries with the most observations

US (54958), CA (819), MX (41)

## Summary

The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized, which as a group are commonly referred to as the eastern racers. The species is monotypic in the genus Coluber.

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

## Photo

![Corredora-azul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/north-american-racer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brady Reed · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6472540

## Machine access

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