Platyceps brevis smithii

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Platyceps
Species: Platyceps brevis
Subspecies: Platyceps brevis smithii

Name

Platyceps brevis smithii (Boulenger, 1895)

Synonyms

• Zamenis smithii - Boulenger, 1895
• Coluber smithi — Parker, 1932: 219
• Coluber taylori Parker, 1949
• Coluber smithi — Schätti & Wilson, 1986
• Coluber taylori —Schätti & Wilson, 1986
• Coluber smithi — Broadley & Schätti, 1997

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1895. An account of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith in western Somaliland and the Galla Country. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond.: 530–540.

Additional references

• Parker, H.W. 1932. Scientific results of the Cambridge expedition to the east African lakes, 1930-31. 5. Reptiles and amphibians. J. Linn. Soc. London, Zool. 38: 213–229.
• Broadley, D.G. & Schätti, B. 1997. A new species of Coluber from northern Namibia (Reptilia: Serpentes). Madoqua 19 (2): 171–174.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Platyceps brevis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Smith's Racer