Short racer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Platyceps |
Species: | P. brevis
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Binomial name | |
Platyceps brevis (
Boulenger, 1895)
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Synonyms [2] | |
The short racer (Platyceps brevis), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa.
P. brevis is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. [2]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Platyceps.
The subspecific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith. [3]
Short racer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Platyceps |
Species: | P. brevis
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Binomial name | |
Platyceps brevis (
Boulenger, 1895)
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Synonyms [2] | |
The short racer (Platyceps brevis), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa.
P. brevis is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. [2]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Platyceps.
The subspecific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith. [3]