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Platyceps vittacaudatus
Scientific classification edit
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Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PlatycepsPlatyceps vittacaudatus
(Blyth, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Coluber vittacaudatus Blyth 1854;
  • Coluber vittacaudatus, Das et al. 1998;
  • Argyrogena vittacaudata, Wallach et al. 2014;
  • Platyceps vittacaudatus — Deepak et al. 2021

The striped-tailed racer (Platyceps vittacaudatus) is a snake in the family Colubridae.

It is found in India.[1][2]

Distribution[edit | edit source]

India (Darjeeling, West Bengal)

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]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mohapatra, P. (2021). "Argyrogena vittacaudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T202840A2757257. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Template:NRDB species

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