Eastern racer
Scientific name: Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
Overview
The eastern racer, or North American racer, 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.
From the Wikipedia article “Eastern racer”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: S Canada (incl. Saskatchewan).
Common names
Also known in English as Racer.
Names in other languages (7)
- Arabic
- راسرة شرقية
- Chinese
- 黑游蛇
- French
- Couleuvre agile
- German
- Schwarznatter
- Persian
- قمچهمار شرقی
- Portuguese
- Corredora-azul
- Spanish
- Corredora
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Reptile Database.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, names in other languages. Q1459098, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Eastern racer”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — The original uploader was Dawson at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Hammerson, G.A. 200..., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026