Platyceps collaris

Platyceps collaris

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 collaris

Name

Platyceps collaris (Müller, 1878)

• Lectotype: NMBA 1166, adult ♂. [designated by Schätti, Baran & Maunoir (2001: 15)]
• Type locality: “Sarona b. Jaffa” and “Beirut”.

Combinations

• Zamenis dahlii var. collaris Müller, 1878: 599 [original combination]
• Coluber najadum collaris — Werner, 1935 [subsequent combination]
• Coluber collaris — Schätti, Baran & Maunoir, 2001 [subsequent combination]
• Platyceps collaris — Schätti & Utiger, 2001 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Zamenis dahlii rubriceps Venzmer, 1919: 107
• Coluber rubriceps thracius Rehák, 1985: 277

References

Primary references

• Venzmer, G. 1919. Zur Schlangenfauna Süd-Kleinasiens, speziell des cilicischen Taurus. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 83 (11): 95–122.
• Schätti, B., I. Baran & P. Maunoir 2001. Taxonomie, Morphologie und Verbreitung der Masken-Schlanknatter Coluber (s.L.) collaris (Müller, 1878). Rev. Suisse Zool 108(1): 11–30.

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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Platyceps collaris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 September 2022.
• Böhme, W., Tok, V., Ugurtas, I.H., Sevinç, M., Crochet, P.-A., Sadek, R., Kaska, Y., Kumlutaş, Y., Avci, A. & Sindaco, R.. 2009. IUCN: Platyceps collaris  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61543A12511985. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61543A12511985.en. Accessed on 26 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Collared Dwarf Racer

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