{{Short description|Genus of snakes}} {{Italic title}} {{automatic Taxobox | name = ''Drymobius'' | image = Drymobius margaritiferus-Querétaro-070526sr.jpg | image_caption = ''Drymobius margaritiferus'' | taxon = Drymobius | authority = Fitzinger, 1843 | synonyms = ''Crossanthera'' {{small| Cope 1893}} }}
'''''Drymobius''''' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as '''neotropical racers''', which are endemic to the Americas. There are four species recognized in the genus.<ref name="Wilson ( 1975)">Wilson, Larry David. 1975. ''[https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/45097/0170%20Drymobius.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Drymobius]''. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 170: 1-2</ref>
==Geographic range== They are found predominantly in Mexico and Central America, but they range as far north as the southern tip of Texas in the United States, and as far south as Brazil in South America.
== Description == ''Drymobius'' species grow to {{convert|.75|–|1|m|in|abbr=on}} in total length. Their coloration and pattern vary widely among species.
==Habitat== They are found in areas of heavy vegetation, almost always near a permanent water source.
==Behaviour== ''Drymobius'' are diurnal species. They are fast moving, and do not generally hesitate to bite if handled.
==Diet== Their primary diet consists of frogs and toads.
==Reproduction== Breeding occurs in the spring, and clutches of 6-8 eggs are laid in the early summer. The eggs hatch in approximately two months. Hatchlings are {{convert|15|–|18|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} in total length.
== Species & subspecies==
* ''Drymobius chloroticus'' <small>(Cope, 1886)</small> - green highland racer - Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. * ''Drymobius margaritiferus'' <small>(Schlegel, 1837)</small> - speckled racer - United States (Texas), Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Colombia. **''Drymobius margaritiferus margaritiferus'' <small>(Schlegel, 1837)</small> - southern Texas, Mexico **''Drymobius margaritiferus fistulosus'' <small>H.M. Smith, 1942</small> - Mexico **''Drymobius margaritiferus maydis'' <small>Villa, 1968</small> - Nicaragua **''Drymobius margaritiferus occidentalis'' <small>Bocourt, 1890</small> - Guatemala * ''Drymobius melanotropis'' <small>(Cope, 1876)</small> - black forest racer - Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. * ''Drymobius rhombifer'' <small>(Günther, 1860)</small> - Esmarald racer - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil.<ref>The Reptile Database</ref><ref>Wikispecies</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}} *[http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/snakes/drymobius.margaretiferus.html Herps of Texas: ''Drymobius margaritiferus''] *{{EMBL genus|genus=Drymobius}}
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Category:Drymobius Category:Snake genera Category:Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
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