Platyceps plinii commonly known as Banded racer or Merrem’s racer is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[1]
Platyceps plinii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Platyceps |
Species: | P. plinii
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Binomial name | |
Platyceps plinii (Merrem, 1820)
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The snake is found in Asia.[1]
Descriptionː Body reddish to grayish brown. Lower sides of scales dark. Adults uniColour, indistinct light grayish crossbars on anterior part of body in juveniles, ventrum cream.
References
edit- ^ a b "Platyceps plinii". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.