Dendrophidion is a genus of New World colubrid snakes commonly referred to as forest racers. Geographic range Species in the genus Dendrophidion range from southeastern Mexico to Bolivia. Species The following 15 species are recognized as being valid. Dendrophidion apharocybe Cadle, 2012 Dendrophidion atlantica Freire, Caramaschi & Gonçalves, 2010 Dendrophidion bivittatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – forest racer Dendrophidion boshelli Dunn, 1944 – Boshell's forest racer Dendrophidion brunneum (Günther, 1858) – Günther's forest racer Dendrophidion clarkii Dunn, 1933 Dendrophidion crybelum Cadle, 2012 Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837) – olive forest racer Dendrophidion graciliverpa Cadle, 2012 Dendrophidion nuchale (W. Peters, 1863) – Peters' forest racer, pink-tailed forest racer Dendrophidion paucicarinatum (Cope, 1894) – Cope's forest racer Dendrophidion percarinatum (Cope, 1893) – South American forest racer Dendrophidion prolixum Cadle, 2012 Dendrophidion rufiterminorum Cadle & Savage, 2012 Dendrophidion vinitor H.M. Smith, 1941 – barred forest racer Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dendrophidion. References Further reading Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp + indices. (Dendrophidion, new genus, p. 26). (in Latin). Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus Dendrophidion, p. 93). Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. . (Genus Dendrophidion, p. 324). External links Colubrids Snake genera Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger