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Platyceps plinii (MERREM, 1820)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Banded Racer 
SynonymNatrix Plinii MERREM 1820: 101
Coluber pictus DAUDIN 1803: 347–349
Coluber pictus —CUVIER & DUMÉRIL 1818: 190
Coluber pictus — BOIE 1827: 524
Coluber pictus — THEOBALD 1868: 45
Coluber plinii – BOIE 1827, col. 524
Coluber plinii – SCHLEGEL 1837: 172
Coluber plinii – TRAILL 1843: 148
Coluber plinii – CANTOR 1847: 67
Coluber plinii – CANTOR 1847: 913
Coluber plinii – BLYTH 1855: 292
Coluber curvirostris CANTOR 1839: 51 (fide SMITH 1943)
Coluber fasciolatus – MASON 1861, p. 708;
Coluber fasciolatus – SMITH 1928, p. 495
Coluber fasciolatus – SMITH 1943: 170, [partim]
Coluber fasciolatus – TAYLOR 1950: 546
Coluber fasciolatus — MINTON 1966
Coluber fasciolatus – MERTENS 1969: 54
Coronella baliodeira – CANTOR 1847: 67 [partim]
Coronella baliodeira – CANTOR 1847: 913 [partim] [non Coronella baliodeira Boie 1827]
Coryphodon fasciolatus – GÜNTHER 1858: 109 [partim]
Coryphodon fasciolatus – BEDDOME 1862: 16 [partim]
Coryphodon fasciolatus – COPE 1863: 338
Coryphodon fasciolatus – GRAY 1863: 83
Tyria fasciolata COPE 1863: 338 (fide WALL 1921)
Zamenis fasciolatus – GÜNTHER 1864: 254 [partim]
Zamenis fasciolatus – THEOBALD 1868: 47
Zamenis fasciolatus – ANDERSON 1871: 34
Zamenis fasciolatus – STOLICZKA 1871: 191
Zamenis fasciolatus – STOLICZKA 1871: 431
Zamenis fasciolatus — BOULENGER 1893: 404
Zamenis fasciolatus — WALL 1921: 191
Argyrogena rostrata WERNER 1924: 51
Argyrogena fasciolata – WILSON 1967: 261 [new comb.], [partim]
Argyrogena fasciolata – KUMAR et al. 1976: 92
Argyrogena fasciolata – KRAMER 1977: 735
Argyrogena fasciolata – KHAN 1980: 135
Argyrogena fasciolata – TIEDEMANN & HÄUPL 1980: 50
Argyrogena fasciolatus [sic] – WHITAKER 1978: 31 [partim]
Argyrogena fasciolata – KHAN 1982: 4
Argyrogena fasciolatus — DAS 1996: 54
Argyrogena fasciolatus — SHARMA 2004
Argyrogena fasciolata — WALLACH et al. 2014: 54
Argerogene faciolata — THAKUR & WARGHAT 2016 (in error)
Platyceps plinii — DEEPAK et al. 2021: 263
Platyceps plini — PATIL & CHOUDAJ 2022
Argyrogena fasciolata — JAMDAR 2025 
DistributionPakistan, India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkahand, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Bangladesh, Nepal

Type locality: “Bengalen”, restricted by Deepak et al. 2021 to “Casemcottah” (= Kasimkota village), Andhra Pradesh, India.

curvirostris: Type locality: “Bengal”  
Reproduction 
TypesLectotype: specimen depicted on plate 29 in Russell (1796), designated by Deepak et al. 2021. Holotype: unlocated. 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3080 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy from Deepak et al. 2021 (who have more synonyms and references).

Type species: Argyrogena rostrata Werner, 1924 is the type species of the genus Argyrogena WERNER 1924. 
EtymologyUnknown. Possibly after Pliny the Elder (ca. AD 23 - AD 79), Roman naturalist and philosopher. 
References
  • Deepak V, Narayanan S, Mohapatra PP, Dutta SK, Melvinselvan G, Khan A, Mahlow K, Tillack F 2021. Revealing two centuries of confusion: new insights on nomenclature and systematic position of Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802) (auctt.), with description of a new species from India (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Vertebrate Zoology 71: 253-316 - get paper here
  • Ganesh S.R., Bubesh Guptha 2021. Herpetological diversity in the Central Eastern Ghats, Peninsular India. Journal of Animal Diversity 3 (3): 18-44 - get paper here
  • Jangid, Ashish Kumar; Ravi Kumar Sharma and Abhijit Das 2021. Annotated checklist with distribution summary of Snakes of Jawai Community Conservation Reserve, Rajasthan, India. Journal of Animal Diversity 3 (4): 1-13 - get paper here
  • Jigar, Solanki; Khare Rounak and Andhale Atmaram Vitthal 2022. CHECKLIST OF SNAKES FOUND IN MAVAL TALUKA, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. CIBTech Journal of Zoology 11: 182-192 - get paper here
  • Kalki, Yatin; Chayant Gonsalves , Daniel B. Wylie , Karthik A. K. Sundaram and Tristan D. Schramer 2021. Annotated checklist of the snakes of Bengaluru Urban District, Karnataka, India with notes on their natural history, distribution, and population trends over the last 150 years. Journal of Animal Diversity 3 (2): 26-41 - get paper here
  • Maheta, J., Thakor, R., Shankhala, P., Prajapati, D., Zala, A., Bharavad, L., ... & Patel, S. 2023. Updated checklist of snakes with the first record of Spalerosophis arenarius in Gujarat and range extensions of five fpecies of snakes in the northern region of Gujarat, India. Reptiles & Amphibians 30 (1): e18403 - get paper here
  • Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien I (Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum). J. C. Kriegeri, Marburg, 191 pp. - get paper here
  • Parmar, D., & Shah, A. I. 2023. Maximum length records for the Banded Racer (Platyceps plinii) and the Laudankia Vinesnake (Ahaetulla laudankia) and a new geographic record from Gujarat, India. Reptiles & Amphibians, 30(1), e20695-e20695 - get paper here
  • Patel, Harshil; Raju Vyas, Bhautik Dudhatra, Vaibhav Naik, Ashish Chavda, Devendra Chauhan, Amit Vaghashiya, Ramesh Vagadiya and Pranav Vaghashiya 2019. Preliminary report on Herpetofauna of Mount Girnar, Gujarat, India. Journal of Animal Diversity 1 (2): 9–35 - get paper here
  • PATEL, SAGAR & YATIN KALKI. 2022. Presumptive nest excavation by a Banded Racer (Platyceps plinii). Reptiles & Amphibians 29(1): 167–168. - get paper here
  • Patil, S.R. & K. Choudaj 2022. Reptilian assemblages in the wetlands of Amboli hill complex, northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India during the monsoon season. Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(2): 20576–20583 - get paper here
  • RAMANI, DIPTESH & KRUNAL TRIVEDI. 2021. Death-feigning behavior by a Banded Racer, Platyceps plinii (Merrem 1820) (Squamata Colubridae). Reptiles & Amphibians 28(3): 506–507. - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
  • Sujeet Jamdar, S. 2025. Checklist of snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) in Tala Tahsil of Raigad, Maharashtra, India. International Research Journal of Science and Technology, 3(1), 444–452 - get paper here
  • Visvanathan, A., Anne, S., Kolli, A. K., & Vangari, S. M. 2022. Snakes of Telangana: An annotated checklist with new locality records and notes on natural history. Reptiles & Amphibians, 29(1), 279-285 - get paper here
  • Werner, F. 1924. Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien. l. Teil. Sitzungsb. Ber. Akad. Wiss., Wien, Abt. l, 133: 29 - 56 - get paper here
 
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