Platyceps elegantissimus

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera 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.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Platyceps elegantissimus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 July 2021.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Bracht-Zornnatter
English: Elegant Racer