Elegant racer

Elegant racer
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Platyceps
Species:	P. elegantissimus
Binomial name
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther, 1878)

Platyceps elegantissimus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the elegant racer.

Geographic range

The snake is found along the southern Israel-Jordan ^[2] border from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba, in the southern part of Jordan, and in a major part of the northwest of Saudi Arabia. ^[1]

Elegant Racer from Eastern Saudi Arabia

References

1. Al Johany, A.M.H.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Baha El Din, S.; Sadek, R.; Disi, A.M.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Werner, Y.L. (2012). "Platyceps elegantissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T184057A1745726. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T184057A1745726.en . Retrieved 14 November 2023.
2. Academy, Reptile (2024-01-11). "Natural History and Ecological Significance of Platyceps elegantissimus: A Comprehensive Review". מוקד לוכדי נחשים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-01-11.

• Species Platyceps elegantissimus at The Reptile Database