Platyceps rhodorachis

Platyceps rhodorachis

Braid snake, Jan's cliff racer

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Platyceps rhodorachis

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

Distribution

Geography

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

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Races:

  • 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)

Highly variable in external morphology, particularly ventral scales.

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References

1. Platyceps rhodorachis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platyceps_rhodorachis

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