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Platyceps elegantissimus (GÜNTHER, 1878)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Elegant Racer
G: Bracht-Zornnatter 
SynonymZamensis elegantissimus GÜNTHER 1878: 977
Zamensis elegantissimus — BOULENGER 1893: 402
Coluber elegantissimus — MARX 1968
Haemorrhois elegantissimus — WELCH
Coluber elegantissimus — SCHÄTTI & WILSON 1986
Coluber elegantissimus — GASPERETTI 1988: 222
Coluber elegantissimus — WERNER 1991: 39
Coluber elegantissimus — SCHÄTTI & GASPERETTI 1994
Platyceps elegantissimus — VENCHI & SINDACO 2006
Platyceps elegantissimus — BAR & HAIMOVITCH 2012
Platyceps elegantissimus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 564
Platyceps elegantissimus — BAR et al. 2021 
DistributionIsrael, SW Jordan, Saudi Arabia

Type locality: east of Al Muwaylih (NW Saudi Arabia).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.15.7, a 660 mm female (R. Burton). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1908 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSimilar species: C. thomasi

Distribution: For a map see Sindaco et al. 2013 and Bar et al. 2021. 
References
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  • Alshammari, A. M. and Busais, S. M. 2020. Distribution of snakes in Ha’il Province, Saudi Arabia, with an identification key to the species. Russian Journal of Herpetology 27 (1): 5-10. - get paper here
  • Alshammari, Ahmed Mohajja; Salem M. Busais, Abdel A. Ibrahim 2017. Snakes in the Province of Ha’il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including two new records. Herpetozoa 30 (1/2): 59 - 63 - get paper here
  • BABOCSAY, G. & TALBI, R. & SHACHAM, B. & SELIGMANN, H. 2009. Nocturnal or diurnal? Notes on the daily activity pattern and life history of the Middle Eastern Elegant Racer Platyceps elegantissimus (GÜNTHER, 1878). Herpetozoa 22: - get paper here
  • Bar, A., Haimovitch, G. and Meiri, S. 2021. Field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Israel. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt Am Main. ISBN 9783-89973-120-0 - get paper here
  • Bar, Aviad and Guy Haimovitch 2012. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Israel. Pazbar LTD, 246 pp. - get paper here
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