Reptiles & amphibians · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mexican Parrot Snake

Leptophis mexicanus

Spanish: Culebra perico

Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus)
Photographed by jonathan_kolby on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-ND · taken in Atlántida Department, Honduras, not near La Saladita

Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Americas.

TaxonomyReptilia › Squamata › Colubridae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records2,169 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/leptophis-mexicanus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.