Platyceps elegantissimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Platyceps
Species: Platyceps elegantissimus

Name

Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther, 1878)

Type locality: East of Al Muwaylih (NW Saudi Arabia).

Synonyms

  • Zamensis elegantissimus Günther, 1878: 977
  • Zamensis elegantissimus — Boulenger, 1893: 402
  • Coluber elegantissimus — Marx, 1968
  • Haemorrhois elegantissimus — Welch
  • Coluber elegantissimus — Schätti & Wilson, 1986
  • Platyceps elegantissimus — Venchi & Sindaco, 2006

References

  • Günther, A. 1878. On reptiles from Midian collected by Major Burton. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1878: 977–978.
  • Marx, Hymen 1968. Checklist of the reptiles and amphibians of Egypt. Spec. Publ. U.S. Nav. Med. Res. Unit 3: 1–91.
  • Schätti B.; Wilson L. D. 1986. Coluber Linnaeus. Holarctic racers. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles No. 399 1986: 1–4.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Bracht-Zornnatter
English: Elegant Racer
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