{{Short description|Species of snake}} {{speciesbox | image = Zamenis spinalis.jpg | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Borkin, L. |author2=Milto, K. |author3=Golynsky, E. |author4=Rustamov, A, Munkhbayar, K. |author5=Dujsebayeva, T. |author6=Baorong, G. |author7=Borzee, A. |year=2021 |title=''Orientocoluber spinalis'' |volume=2021 |article-number=e.T192006A2026945 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T192006A2026945.en |access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref> | genus = Orientocoluber | parent_authority = Kharin, 2011 | species = spinalis | authority = (Peters, 1866) }} The '''slender racer''' ('''''Orientocoluber spinalis''''') is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
==Geographic range== The snake is found in Asia.
== Description == As its name suggests, it is a slender-bodied snake with a total body length of about 50-90 cm.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Park |first1=Il-Kook |last2=Park |first2=Jaejin |last3=Park |first3=Jiho |last4=Min |first4=Seong-Hun |last5=Grajal-Puche |first5=Alejandro |last6=Park |first6=Daesik |date=December 2021 |title=Predation of the Japanese keelback (Hebius vibakari Boie, 1826) by the Slender racer (Orientocoluber spinalis Peters, 1866) |journal=Journal of Ecology and Environment |language=en |volume=45 |issue=1 |doi=10.1186/s41610-021-00197-8 |doi-access=free |issn=2288-1220}}</ref>
It is known for its high mobility.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Park |first1=Il-Kook |last2=Borzée |first2=Amaël |last3=Park |first3=Jaejin |last4=Min |first4=Seong-Hun |last5=Zhang |first5=Yong-Pu |last6=Li |first6=Shu-Ran |last7=Park |first7=Daesik |date=August 2022 |title=Past, present, and future predictions on the suitable habitat of the Slender racer ( Orientocoluber spinalis ) using species distribution models |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.9169 |journal=Ecology and Evolution |language=en |volume=12 |issue=8 |doi=10.1002/ece3.9169 |pmid=35919392 |bibcode=2022EcoEv..12E9169P |issn=2045-7758|pmc=9338442 }}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}} *{{EMBL species|genus=Orientocoluber|species=spinalis}}
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Category:Colubrinae Category:Reptiles described in 1866 Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Category:Reptiles of Central Asia Category:Monotypic snake genera Category:Snakes of China Category:Reptiles of Korea
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