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Platyceps rhodorachis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Squamata

Family
  
Colubridae

Scientific name
  
Coluber rhodorachis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Genus
  
Platyceps

Higher classification
  
Coluber

Platyceps rhodorachis CalPhotos Platyceps rhodorachis Braid Snake

Similar
  
Snake, Coluber, Reptile, Platyceps, Colubridae

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Braid Snake or Jan's Cliff Racer (Platyceps rhodorachis) is a species of snake found in Central Asia.

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Distribution

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It is found in Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Sudan?, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Chad, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq, Iran (Kavir desert), Afghanistan, W Pakistan, Yemen, S Turkmenistan, S Uzbekistan, NW Tajikistan, W Kyrgyzstan, S Kazakhstan

Races:

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  • subniger: Eritrea to Somalia.
  • ladacensis: Iran, east to Afghanistan, north to S Turkmenistan, S Uzbekistan, W Tajikistan., Pakistan
  • kashmirensis: Pakistan (KHAN, pers. comm.); Type locality: from under pile of faggots near house of Master Muhammad Sadiq Goi Madan, Kotli, Azad Kashmir 33°30'N, 74°00'E. 1315 m

    • Type locality: Arabian Peninsula; Shiraz (Iran) [fide SCHÄTTI & McCARTHY 2004]

    Highly variable in external morphology, particularly ventral scales.

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    References

    Platyceps rhodorachis Wikipedia
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