Red whip snake

Red whip snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Platyceps
Species:
P. collaris
Binomial name
Platyceps collaris
(Müller, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Zamenis dahlii collaris Müller, 1878
  • Coluber dahlii rubriceps Venzmer, 1919
  • Coluber rubriceps Baran, 1976
  • Coluber collaris Schätti, Baran & Maunoir, 2001
  • Platyceps collaris Schätti & Monsch, 2004[2]

The red whip snake or collared dwarf racer (Platyceps collaris) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. Native to the Middle East, its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.

  1. ^ Wolfgang Böhme, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Riyad Sadek, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Roberto Sindaco (2009). "Platyceps collaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61543A12511985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61543A12511985.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.