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''Leptodrymus'' is a genus of snake in the family
Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. C ...
that contains the sole species ''Leptodrymus pulcherrimus''. It is known as the striped lowland snake or green-headed racer. It is found throughout Central America, in
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Colubrinae Monotypic snake genera Taxa named by Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral Reptiles of Costa Rica Reptiles of Guatemala Reptiles of Nicaragua Reptiles of Honduras Reptiles of El Salvador Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Colubrinae-stub