Platyceps vittacaudatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Platyceps |
Species: | P. vittacaudatus |
Binomial name | |
Platyceps vittacaudatus (Blyth, 1854) | |
Synonyms | |
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The striped-tailed racer (Platyceps vittacaudatus) is a snake in the family Colubridae.
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Type locality: from "vicinity of Darjiling" (= Darjeeling, 27° 02'N; 88° 16'E; West Bengal State, eastern India). Known only from the type locality. [2]
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