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Eastern Racer

Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

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.

Wikipedia contributors, Eastern racer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:31:36.108185+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
Name authority: Linnaeus, 1758
Common name: Eastern Racer
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Coluber
Extinction status: Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusColuber
speciesColuber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758

Close classified relatives

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Coluber flaviventris Say, 1823 Say, 1823	synonym
Bascanion constrictor Bocourt, 1890 Bocourt, 1890	synonym
Zamenis stejnegerianus Cope, 1895 Cope, 1895	synonym
Bascanium anthicum Cope, 1862 Cope, 1862	synonym
Coluber ortenburgeri Stuart, 1934 Stuart, 1934	synonym
Coluber mormon Baird & Girard, 1852 Baird & Girard, 1852	synonym
Coryphodon oaxaca Jan, 1863 Jan, 1863	synonym
Scoliophis atlanticus Davis et al., 1817 Davis et al., 1817	synonym
Zamenis conirostris Cope, 1895 Cope, 1895	synonym
Bascanion vetustus Baird & Girard, 1853 Baird & Girard, 1853	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

S Canada (incl. Saskatchewan)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Coluber&species=constrictor Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5ZP35. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.