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Platyceps
''Platyceps'' is a genus of snakes of the Family (biology), family Colubridae endemic to Eurasia. Taxonomy The genus was erected in 1860 by Edward Blyth, allying species previously described. The genus name ''Platyceps'' was inadvertently used for a fossil species in 1877, now recognised as ''Platycepsion wilkinsoni''. Species The following 30 species are recognized as being valid. *''Platyceps afarensis'' species:Beat Schätti, Schätti & species:Ivan Ineich, Ineich, 2004 - Afar racer *''Platyceps atayevi'' (species:Boris Sakoevich Tuniyev, Tuniyev & species:Sahat A. Shammakov, Shammakov, 1993) *''Platyceps bholanathi'' (species:Ramesh Chandra Sharma, Sharma, 1976) - Sharma's racer, Nagarjunasagar racer *''Platyceps brevis'' (George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1895) - short racer *''Platyceps collaris'' (Fritz Müller (doctor), F. Müller, 1878) - red whip snake, collared dwarf racer *''Platyceps elegantissimus'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1878) - elegant racer *''Platycep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Najadum
''Platyceps najadum'', also known Common name, commonly as Dahl's whip snake or the slender whip snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The species is native to Eurasia. Four subspecies are recognized as being valid. Taxonomy ''P. najadum'' was first described by Karl Eichwald in 1831, as ''Tyria najadum''. Geographic range ''P. najadum'' is found in the Balkans, Aegean Region, Aegean, Cyprus, the Middle East, Mid-East, and as far as Turkmenistan and the Caucasus Mountains. Habitat ''P. najadum'' occurs in dry and Deserts and xeric shrublands, xeric environments in a wide range of habitats: in desert and rocky land, in forests, Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub, woodland scrub, and agricultural land from sea level to altitude. It is commonly found in Field (agriculture), fields, and seen crushed on roads. Description ''P. najadum'' has a slim body, and is rarely over a metre (39 inches) in total length (including tail). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Brevis
The short racer (''Platyceps brevis''), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa. Geographic range ''P. brevis'' is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.. www.reptile-database.org. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. *''Platyceps brevis brevis'' *''Playceps brevis smithi'' ''Nota bene'': A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Platyceps''. Reproduction ''P. brevis'' is oviparous. Etymology The subspecific name, ''smithi'', is in honor of American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ... physician Arthur Donaldson Smith.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Bholanathi
''Platyceps bholanathi'', also known as the Nagarjun Sagar racer, Nagarjunasagar racer, Nagarjuna racer, Bhola Nath's racer, or Sharma's racer, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in peninsular India, in the Eastern Ghats and the Deccan Plateau, in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. It is a rather recently described species, that was first discovered in 1976, in the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India. It is a diurnal, fast-moving, active snake, living among rock boulders. It feeds on lizards, small mammals, and birds. Description A slender snake; rich brown above with white, black-edged rounded or ovoid spots on the back; underside white. Scales: Supralabials 9; loreal 1, preocular 1-2, postocular 2, subpostocular 1 or absent, temporal 2+2 or 2+3; 19 mid body rows; ventral 201-212, anal divided; subcaudal 105-121, paired. Distribution This species is known from Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in Telangana, Tirupati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platycepsion Wilkinsoni
''Platycepsion wilksoni'' is an extinct species of prehistoric amphibian, known from partial skeleton deposited in shale at the Gosford Quarry site of the Terrigal Formation in Australia. This specimen may represent a larval stage, as denoted by the presence of external gills, making it the first evidence of larval development in stereospondyls. Taxonomy The species is assigned to a currently monotypic genus, the synonym ''Platyceps wilkinsonii'', a name published in 1887 by the Australian palaeontologist William Stephens, was nominated as the type. A revision in 1964 by Oskar Kuhn assigned the species to the genus ''Platycepsion'' to replace the earlier combination, which was invalidated by an earlier use of the name ''Platyceps'' for a colubrid genus of snakes. Another revising author John W. Cosgriff named the species as the type for a new genus, ''Blinasaurus'', unaware of Kuhn's replacement of the name, and placed a second species in the same genus, later separated to a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Florulentus
''Platyceps florulentus'', the flowered racer or Geoffroy's racer, is a species of snake of 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 .... The snake is found in Africa. References florulentus Reptiles described in 1827 Taxa named by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire {{Colubrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Elegantissimus
''Platyceps elegantissimus'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the elegant racer. Geographic range The snake is found along the southern Israel-Jordan border from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba, in the southern part of Jordan, and in a major part of the northwest of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries .... References * Reptiles described in 1878 Taxa named by Albert Günther Reptiles of the Middle East Snakes of Jordan Platyceps {{Colubrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Collaris
The red whip snake or collared dwarf racer (''Platyceps collaris'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. Native to the Middle East, its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens. Description The red whip snake is a slender, long-tailed snake that grows to a length of in Europe but up to in the eastern part of its range in Asia. It closely resembles Dahl's whip snake but differs in having a smaller, flatter head. The upper surface is reddish-brown or reddish grey, with a dark band with pale margins on the neck and scattered, smaller dark bands with pale rims on the fore-parts, these markings being more widely spaced than those of Dahl's whip snake. Another distinguishing feature is the fact that the scales on the belly of that species have a keel on each side whereas the belly scales on the red whip snake do not. The eye is surrounded by a ring of pale skin and the area of skin in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Afarensis
''Platyceps afarensis'', the Afar racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area .... References afarensis Reptiles described in 2004 {{Colubrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coluber Gracilis
''Platyceps gracilis'', commonly known as the graceful racer or slender racer, is a species of snake endemic to West India. Description :''See snake scales for terms used'' Snout is obtuse; rostral nearly as deep as broad, just visible from above; suture between the internasals a little shorter than that between the prefrontals; frontal slightly longer than its distance from the end of the snout, nearly as long as the occipitals; loreal nearly as deep as long; one preocular, with a small subocular below 3 two postoculars ; temporals 2+2; 9 upper labials, fifth and sixth entering the eye; 4 or 5 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; posterior chin-shields as long as or longer than the anterior, separated anteriorly by two scales. Scales smooth, in 21 rows. Ventrals ungulate laterally, 213–228; anal divided; subcaudals 118–121. Yellowish above, with a series of large round brown spots edged with black, separated by narrow interspaces; these spots become more i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Atayevi
''Platyceps atayevi'' is a species of snake of 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 .... The snake is found in Turkmenistan . References atayevi Reptiles described in 1993 {{Colubrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Insulanus
''Platyceps insulanus'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the Sarso Island racer. Geographic range The snake is found on Sarso Island in the Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries .... References * Reptiles described in 1965 Taxa named by Robert Mertens Reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula Endemic fauna of Saudi Arabia insulanus Snakes of Arabia {{Colubrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyceps Josephi
''Platyceps josephi'', Joseph’s racer, is a species of snake discovered in 2021 in Tamil Nadu, India. The species faces a number of threats including habitat destruction due to grasslands in southern Tamil Nadu being converted into plantations, farmlands, and urban areas An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani .... References josephi Reptiles described in 2021 {{Colubrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
