Platyceps gracilis

Platyceps gracilis

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 gracilis

Name

Platyceps gracilis (Günther, 1862)

Type locality: India (Maharashtra [Pune = Poona district], Madhya, Pradesh).

Synonyms

• Zamenis gracilis Günther, 1862: 125
• Tyria gracilis — Cope, 1862: 338
• Zamenis gracilis — Boulenger, 1890
• Zamenis gracilis — Boulenger, 1893: 404
• Coluber gracilis — Smith, 1943: 171
• Coluber gracilis —Schätti & Wilson, 1986
• Coluber gracilis — Das, 1996: 55
• Argyrogena gracilis — Sharma, 2004

References

• Günther, A. 1862. On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 9: 124–132.
• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
• Sharma, R. C. 2004. Handbook Indian Snakes. AKHIL BOOKS, New Delhi, 292 pp.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Graceful Racer