Platyceps vittacaudatus

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Platyceps vittacaudatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Platyceps
Species:
P. vittacaudatus
Binomial name
Platyceps vittacaudatus
(Blyth, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Coluber vittacaudatus Blyth 1854 ;
  • Coluber vittacaudatus, Das et al. 1998;
  • Argyrogena vittacaudata, Wallach et al. 2014;
  • Platyceps vittacaudatus — Deepak et al. 2021

The striped-tailed racer (Platyceps vittacaudatus) is a snake in the family Colubridae.

It is found in India.[1][2]

Distribution

India (Darjeeling, West Bengal)

Type locality: from "vicinity of Darjiling" (= Darjeeling, 27° 02'N; 88° 16'E; West Bengal State, eastern India). Known only from the type locality. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Mohapatra, P. (2021). "Argyrogena vittacaudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T202840A2757257. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Platyceps vittacaudatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 July 2022.