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title: "Red-tailed Green Ratsnake"
description: "Gonyosoma oxycephalum — Répteis. Gonyosoma oxycephalum, known commonly as the arboreal ratsnake, the red-tailed green rat snake, and the red-tailed racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-tailed-green-ratsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-tailed Green Ratsnake

> Gonyosoma oxycephalum — Répteis. Gonyosoma oxycephalum, known commonly as the arboreal ratsnake, the red-tailed green rat snake, and the red-tailed racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Gonyosoma oxycephalum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 1132
- Wikidata: [Q47945](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47945)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29992](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29992)

## Names

- en: Red-tailed Green Ratsnake
- de: Spitzkopfnatter
- nl: Spitskopslang

## Countries with the most observations

MY (276), ID (216), TH (203), SG (155), PH (57), KH (26), VN (16), IN (8), LA (8)

## Summary

Gonyosoma oxycephalum, known commonly as the arboreal ratsnake, the red-tailed green rat snake, and the red-tailed racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
It was first described by Friedrich Boie in 1827.

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

## Photo

![Red-tailed Green Ratsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-tailed-green-ratsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258461951

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-tailed-green-ratsnake?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).