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 schmidtleri

Name

Platyceps schmidtleri (Schätti & McCarthy, 2001)

  • Holotype: FMNH 170927, adult ♂, collected by E.D. Womochel on 14 October 1968.
  • Type locality: “‘Fars, 5 mi. N. E. Yasoodi’ (Yasuj, Boyerahmad-va-Kogiluye, 30°40’N, 51°36’E)”

Combinations

  • Coluber schmidtleri Schätti & McCarthy, 2001 [original combination]
  • Platyceps schmidtleri — Schätti & Utiger, 2001 [subsequent combination]
  • Platyceps najadum schmidtleri — Schätti, Stutz & Chavret, 2005: 609 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Schätti, B. & McCarthy, C. 2001. Coluber (sensu lato) schmidtleri n. sp. from the southern Zagros Mountains in Iran. Herpetozoa 14(1/2): 81–89.
  • Schätti, B. & Utiger, U. 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue suisse de zoologie 108(4): 919–948. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Schätti, B. & Monsch, P. 2004. Systematics and phylogenetic relationships of Whip snakes (Hierophis Fitzinger) and Zamenis andreana Werner, 1917 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue suisse de zoologie 111(2): 239–256. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Zagros Whip Snake
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