Platyceps variabilis

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 variabilis

Name

Platyceps variabilis (Boulenger, 1905)

Type locality: "South Arabia".

Synonyms

• Zamenis variabilis Boulenger, 1905
• Coluber variabilis — Schätti & Wilson, 1986

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1905. Descriptions of three new snakes discovered in South Arabia by Mr. C.W. Rudd. Ann. Nat. Hist. (7) xvi: 178–180.
• Schätti B.; Wilson L. D. 1986. Coluber Linnaeus. Holarctic racers. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles No. 399 1986: 1–4.
• Egan, D. 2007. Snakes of Arabia. Motivate Publishing, Dubai, 208 pp.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Variable Racer