Short racer
| Short racer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Platyceps |
| Species: | P. brevis |
| Binomial name | |
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Platyceps brevis (Boulenger, 1895) |
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| Synonyms | |
The short racer (Platyceps brevis), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa.
P. brevis is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Platyceps.
The subspecific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith.
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