''Philodryas aestiva'' is a species of snake of the

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Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...

. It is commonly known as the Brazilian green racer and the common green racer.

Geographic range

The snake is found in

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

References

* Colubrids Snakes of South America Reptiles of Argentina Reptiles of Bolivia Reptiles of Brazil Reptiles of Chile Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles described in 1854 Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron Taxa named by Auguste Duméril {{colubrid-stub