Green Highland Racer

Green Highland Racer

Drymobius chloroticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Cusuco National Park
14 Verified records at Cusuco National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Drymobius chloroticus, the green highland racer, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Green Highland Racer sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cusuco National Park

Speckled Racer
LC

Speckled Racer

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Drymobius margaritiferus

Insufficient data
Blunthead Tree Snake
LC

Blunthead Tree Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Imantodes cenchoa

40–50% · Likely
Slender Snail Sucker
LC

Slender Snail Sucker

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Sibon dimidiatus

30–40% · Possible
Ringneck Coffee Snake
LC

Ringneck Coffee Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ninia diademata

Insufficient data
Striped Lizard Eater
LC

Striped Lizard Eater

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Mastigodryas dorsalis

Insufficient data
Red Coffee Snake
LC

Red Coffee Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ninia sebae

Insufficient data
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
LC

Cloudy Snail-eating Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Sibon nebulatus

Insufficient data
Red Earth Centipede Snake
LC

Red Earth Centipede Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Tantilla schistosa

Insufficient data
Cloud Forest Earth Snake
VU

Cloud Forest Earth Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Geophis nephodrymus

Insufficient data
Omoadiphas aurula
VU

Omoadiphas aurula

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Omoadiphas aurula

Insufficient data
Kinkelin Graceful Brown Snake
LC

Kinkelin Graceful Brown Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Rhadinella kinkelini

Insufficient data
Central American Indigo Snake
LC

Central American Indigo Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Drymarchon melanurus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
2 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Highland Racer in Cusuco National Park?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Green Highland Racer sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Highland Racer in Cusuco National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Green Highland Racer in Cusuco National Park in our monthly data.

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