Platyceps afarensis SCHÄTTI & INEICH, 2004

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Afar racer
Synonym	Platyceps afarensis SCHÄTTI & INEICH 2004 Platyceps afarensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 563
Distribution	Djibouti Type locality: Arta, Djibouti, 11°31'N 42°51'E, approx. 705 m elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 2001.0650, adult male; paratype: MNHN-RA 2001.0651; collected by personnel of 'CECAP' military site at arta. Collection Date: 1999 (holotype), 2000 (paratype).
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Dorsal scales in 21 rows on anterior part of trunk and at midbody, 251-258 ventrals in males (females unknown), 143-144 subcaudals, and 19 maxillary teeth.
Comment
Etymology	The species is named after the Afar tribe of Djibouti and adjacent regions.
References	Schätti, B. & Ineich, I. 2004. A new racer of the genus Platyceps Blyth from Djibouti. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 111 (4): 685-690 - get paper here Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/mhng/divers/rsz111-4.pdf https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/365114132379858 Google images

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