Platyceps insulanus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the Sarso Island racer.
Platyceps insulanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Platyceps |
Species: | P. insulanus
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Binomial name | |
Platyceps insulanus Mertens, 1965
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Geographic range
editThe snake is found on Sarso Island in the Saudi Arabia.
References
edit- ^ Sindaco, R. (2012). "Platyceps insulanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199848A2613870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199848A2613870.en. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- Species Coluber insulanus at The Reptile Database