Radiated Racer

Radiated Racer (Coelognathus radiatus) is a snake recorded for Vietnam in the project inventory. Its supporting occurrence note is “GBIF: 185 Vietnam records”. The accepted scientific name is retained because regional snake taxonomy and species boundaries can change, while similar-looking species may require scale counts, anatomy or genetic evidence for reliable separation. This profile therefore distinguishes the recorded identity and occurrence from broader biological context instead of inventing unsupported locality, size, diet or breeding details (project species data; Reptile Database taxonomy).

Coelognathus rat snakes are active, nonvenomous constrictors that hunt small vertebrates on the ground and may also climb. They use chemical cues while searching through forest edges, scrub, plantations and other cover, although habitat varies among species. Their long bodies and head markings can aid recognition, but scale characters remain important. These are genus-level notes rather than documented Vietnamese observations of this species, so exact measurements, prey composition, habitat and clutch data are omitted (general Coelognathus account; Reptile Database).