Platyceps largeni

Last updated

Platyceps largeni
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Platyceps
Species:
P. largeni
Binomial name
Platyceps largeni
(Schätti, 2001)
Synonyms [2]
  • Coluber largeni
    Schätti, 2001

Platyceps largeni, also known commonly as the Dahlak racer, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Eritrea. [2]

Contents

Etymology

The specific name, largeni, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm John Largen. [3]

Geographic range

P. largeni is found in the Dahlak Archipelago in Eritrea. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. largeni are shrubland and the supratidal zone. [1]

Reproduction

P. largeni is oviparous. [2]

Related Research Articles

Agama robecchii, commonly known as Robecchii's agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

The short racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa.

Taylor's fat-tailed gecko, also known commonly as Taylor's fat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is native to northeastern Africa.

Hemidactylus bavazzanoi, also known commonly as Bavazzano's gecko, the Somali banded gecko, and the Somali leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to eastern Africa.

Hemidactylus curlei, also known commonly as the northern leaf-toed gecko or Parker's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smith's leaf-toed gecko</span> Species of lizard

Smith's leaf-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

<i>Lygodactylus grandisonae</i> Species of lizard

Lygodactylus grandisonae, also known commonly as Bunty's dwarf gecko, Grandison's dwarf gecko, and the Kenya dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Heliobolus neumanni, also known commonly as Neumann's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to East Africa.

Latastia boscai, also known commonly as the Eritrea longtail lizard or Bosca's long-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to East Africa and the Horn of Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.

Latastia doriai, also known commonly as Doria's long-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.

Philochortus hardeggeri, also known commonly as Hardegger's orangetail lizard and Hardegger's shield-backed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa.

Pseuderemias brenneri, also known commonly as Brenner's racerunner or Brenner's sand racer, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa.

<i>Pseuderemias smithii</i> Species of lizard

Pseuderemias smithii, also known commonly as Smith's racerunner or Smith's sand racer, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to East Africa.

<i>Bofa erlangeri</i> Species of snake

Bofa erlangeri, also known commonly as the Ethiopian house snake, is a species of snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian snake-eyed skink, also known commonly as Boulenger's dwarf skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia.

Mochlus vinciguerrae, also known commonly as Vinciguerra's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Afrotyphlops blanfordii, commonly known as Blanford's blind-snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa.

<i>Agama hartmanni</i> Species of lizard

Agama hartmanni, also known commonly as Hartmann's agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard native to northeastern Africa.

<i>Xenagama batillifera</i> Species of lizard

The Vaillant's strange agama, shield-tail agama or turnip-tail agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

Trioceros harennae, also known commonly as the Harenna hornless chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia. There are two recognized subspecies.

References

  1. 1 2 Spawls, S. (2021). "Platyceps largeni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T18032696A18032704. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T18032696A18032704.en . Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Platyceps largeni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Coluber largeni, p. 151).

Further reading