Eastern racer

Eastern racer
	Coluber constrictor anthicus, ; buttermilk racer
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Coluber; Linnaeus, 1758
Species:	C. constrictor
Binomial name
	Coluber constrictor; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Coluber constrictor ; Linnaeus, 1758; Bascanion constrictor ; — Baird & Girard, 1853; Coryphodon constrictor ; — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1854; Zamenis constrictor ; — Boulenger, 1893; Coluber constrictor ; — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917;

The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized, which as a group are commonly referred to as the eastern racers. The species is monotypic in the genus Coluber.

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