Platyceps rhodorachis kashmirensis

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 rhodorachis
Subspecies: Platyceps rhodorachis kashmirensis

Name

Platyceps rhodorachis kashmirensis (Khan & Khan, 2000)

Type locality: from under pile of firewood near house of Master Muhammad Sadiq Goi Madan, Kotli, Azad Kashmir 33°30'N, 74°00'E. 1315 m.

Holotype: MSK 188 (Muhammad Sharif Khan private collection)

Synonyms

• Coluber rhodorachis kashmirensis Khan & Khan, 2000
• Coluber rhodorachis kashmirensis — Khan, 2002 (pers. comm.)

References

• Khan, M.S. & Khan, A.Q. 2000. Three new subspecies of snakes of genus Coluber from Pakistan. Pakistan journal of zoology 32(1): 49–52.
• Platyceps rhodorachis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 Oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Kashmir Braid Snake