Platyceps
Platyceps is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 33 known species
Dahl's Whip Snake
speciesPlatyceps najadum
Red Whip Snake
speciesPlatyceps collaris
Jan’s Cliff Racer
speciesPlatyceps rhodorachis
Banded Racer
speciesPlatyceps plinii
Glossy-bellied Racer
speciesPlatyceps ventromaculatus
Spotted Desert Racer
speciesPlatyceps karelini
Sahara Racer
speciesPlatyceps saharicus
Rogers' Racer
speciesPlatyceps rogersi
Graceful Racer
speciesPlatyceps gracilis
Sharma's Racer
speciesPlatyceps bholanathi
Flowered Whip Snake
speciesPlatyceps florulentus
Joseph's Racer
speciesPlatyceps josephi
Short Racer
speciesPlatyceps brevis
Elegant Racer
speciesPlatyceps elegantissimus
Thomas' Semi-banded Racer
speciesPlatyceps thomasi
Platyceps hajarensis
speciesPlatyceps hajarensis
Sinai Racer
speciesPlatyceps sinai
Smith's Racer
speciesPlatyceps smithii
Taylor’s Racer
speciesPlatyceps taylori
Variable Racer
speciesPlatyceps variabilis
Platyceps masirae
speciesPlatyceps masirae
Dahlak Racer
speciesPlatyceps largeni
Schätti's Racer
speciesPlatyceps messanai
Afar Racer
speciesPlatyceps afarensis
Brahui Racer
speciesPlatyceps noeli
Scortecci's Racer
speciesPlatyceps scortecci
Sindh Racer
speciesPlatyceps sindhensis
Schmidtler's Whip Snake
speciesPlatyceps schmidtleri
Sarso Island Racer
speciesPlatyceps insulanus
Atayev's Racer
speciesPlatyceps atayevi
Platyceps gallagheri
speciesPlatyceps gallagheri
Ogaden Racer
speciesPlatyceps somalicus
Stripe-tailed Racer
speciesPlatyceps vittacaudatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29029.