Biology:Platyceps sinai

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Short description: Species of snake of the family Colubridae

Platyceps sinai
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Platyceps
Species:
P. sinai
Binomial name
Platyceps sinai
(Schmidt & Marx, 1956)

Platyceps sinai is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the Sinai racer or Sinai banded racer.[2]

Geographic range

The snake is found in the Middle East, along the south Israel-Jordan border from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba, including the Arava Valley. Its range extends to the Sinai Peninsula and the western border of Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[1]

References

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