Green Highland Racer

Green Highland Racer

Drymobius chloroticus

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Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Cusuco National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

17 Verified sightings at Cusuco National Park From 2019 to 2026
17 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Highland Racer

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

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

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green Highland Racer sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 18 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

July

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Green Highland Racer in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May, August and October, the lowest months. March and November–January have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Green Highland Racer?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Highland Racer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Green Highland Racer?

Only Cusuco National Park, in our data

Cusuco National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green Highland Racer sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Green Highland Racer live in Cusuco National Park?

Same family: Colubridae

The closest relatives of the Green Highland Racer that you can see in Cusuco National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Blunthead Tree Snake (about 40%), Slender Snail Sucker (about 30%) and Ringneck Coffee Snake (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Highland Racer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Highland Racer is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cusuco National Park (17 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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