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Elegant Racer

Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Coluber elegantissimus
Species recognized by Israel Species List, Palestine Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, wikipedia EU, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Coluber elegantissimus Günther 1878
Recognized by ReptileDB
Coluber elegantissimus Marx 1968
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Platyceps elegantissimus
Species recognized by NCBI
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Coluber elegantissimus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and wikipedia FR
Platyceps elegantissimus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Platyceps elegantissimus
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Zamenis elegantissimus Günther 1878
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Coluber elegantissimus
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Coluber elegantissimus Marx 1968
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Haemorrhois elegantissimus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Platyceps elegantissimus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zamensis elegantissimus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zamensis elegantissimus Günther 1878
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Zamenis elegantissimus Günther 1878
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Zamenis elegantissimus Günther 1878
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Zamensis elegantissimus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Elegant Racer preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB

German

Bracht-Zornnatter preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB

Curated hierarchies for Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Platyceps Blyth 1860
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878) (this page)
Platyceps afarensis Schätti & Ineich 2004
Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma 1976)
Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895)
Platyceps collaris (Müller 1878)
Platyceps florulentus (Geoffroy de St-Hilaire 1827)
Platyceps gracilis (Günther 1862)
Platyceps insulanus (Mertens 1965)
Platyceps karelini (Brandt 1838)
Platyceps ladacensis (Anderson 1871)
Platyceps largeni (Schätti 2001)
Platyceps messanai (Schätti & Lanza 1989)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan 1865)
Platyceps rogersi (Anderson 1893)
Platyceps scortecci (Lanza 1963)
Platyceps sinai (Schmidt & Marx 1956)
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps somalicus (Boulenger 1896)
Platyceps taylori (Parker 1949)
Platyceps tessellata (Werner 1910)
Platyceps thomasi (Parker 1931)
Platyceps variabilis (Boulenger 1905)
Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray 1834)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Colubroidea
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Platyceps
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878) (this page)
Platyceps afarensis Schätti & Ineich 2004
Platyceps atayevi (Tuniyev & Shammakov 1993)
Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma 1976)
Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895)
Platyceps collaris (Müller 1878)
Platyceps florulentus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1827)
Platyceps gracilis (Günther 1862)
Platyceps insulanus (Mertens 1965)
Platyceps josephi Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021
Platyceps karelini (Brandt 1838)
Platyceps ladacensis (Anderson 1871)
Platyceps largeni (Schätti 2001)
Platyceps messanai (Schätti & Lanza 1989)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps plinii (Merrem 1820)
Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan 1863)
Platyceps rogersi (Anderson 1893)
Platyceps saharicus (Schätti & Mccarthy 2004)
Platyceps schmidtleri (Schätti & Mccarthy 2001)
Platyceps scortecci (Lanza 1963)
Platyceps sinai (Schmidt & Marx 1956)
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps somalicus (Boulenger 1896)
Platyceps taylori (Parker 1949)
Platyceps thomasi (Parker 1931)
Platyceps variabilis (Boulenger 1905)
Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray 1834)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878) (this page)
Platyceps afarensis Schätti & Ineich 2004
Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma 1976)
Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895)
Platyceps collaris (Müller 1878)
Platyceps florulentus (Geoffroy de St-Hilaire 1827)
Platyceps gracilis (Günther 1862)
Platyceps insulanus (Mertens 1965)
Platyceps karelini (Brandt 1838)
Platyceps ladacensis (Anderson 1871)
Platyceps largeni (Schätti 2001)
Platyceps messanai (Schätti & Lanza 1989)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan 1865)
Platyceps rogersi (Anderson 1893)
Platyceps scortecci (Lanza 1963)
Platyceps sinai (Schmidt & Marx 1956)
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps somalicus (Boulenger 1896)
Platyceps taylori (Parker 1949)
Platyceps tessellata (Werner 1910)
Platyceps thomasi (Parker 1931)
Platyceps variabilis (Boulenger 1905)
Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray 1834)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Colubridae
Platyceps
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878) (this page)
Platyceps afarensis Schätti & Ineich 2004
Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma 1976)
Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895)
Platyceps collaris (Müller 1878)
Platyceps florulentus
Platyceps gracilis (Günther 1862)
Platyceps insulanus (Mertens 1965)
Platyceps karelini (Brandt 1838)
Platyceps ladacensis (Anderson 1871)
Platyceps largeni (Schätti 2001)
Platyceps messanai (Schätti & Lanza 1989)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan 1865)
Platyceps scortecci (Lanza 1963)
Platyceps sinai (Schmidt & Marx 1956)
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps somalicus (Boulenger 1896)
Platyceps taylori (Parker 1949)
Platyceps tessellata (Werner 1910)
Platyceps thomasi (Parker 1931)
Platyceps variabilis (Boulenger 1905)
Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray 1834)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878) (this page)
Platyceps afarensis Schätti & Ineich 2004
Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma 1976)
Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895)
Platyceps collaris (Müller 1878)
Platyceps florulentus (Geoffroy de St-Hilaire 1827)
Platyceps gracilis (Günther 1862)
Platyceps insulanus (Mertens 1965)
Platyceps karelini (Brandt 1838)
Platyceps ladacensis (Anderson 1871)
Platyceps largeni (Schätti 2001)
Platyceps messanai (Schätti & Lanza 1989)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan 1865)
Platyceps rogersi (Anderson 1893)
Platyceps scortecci (Lanza 1963)
Platyceps sinai (Schmidt & Marx 1956)
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps somalicus (Boulenger 1896)
Platyceps taylori (Parker 1949)
Platyceps tessellata (Werner 1910)
Platyceps thomasi (Parker 1931)
Platyceps variabilis (Boulenger 1905)
Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray 1834)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae
Platyceps Blyth 1860
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878) (this page)
Platyceps afarensis Schätti & Ineich 2004
Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma 1976)
Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895)
Platyceps collaris (Müller 1878)
Platyceps florulentus
Platyceps gracilis (Günther 1862)
Platyceps insulanus (Mertens 1965)
Platyceps karelini (Brandt 1838)
Platyceps ladacensis (Anderson 1871)
Platyceps largeni (Schätti 2001)
Platyceps messanai (Schätti & Lanza 1989)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan 1865)
Platyceps scortecci (Lanza 1963)
Platyceps sinai (Schmidt & Marx 1956)
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps somalicus (Boulenger 1896)
Platyceps tessellata (Werner 1910)
Platyceps thomasi (Parker 1931)
Platyceps variabilis (Boulenger 1905)
Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray 1834)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Platyceps Blyth 1860
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878) (this page)
Platyceps afarensis Schätti & Ineich 2004
Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma 1976)
Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895)
Platyceps collaris (Müller 1878)
Platyceps florulentus (Geoffroy de St-Hilaire 1827)
Platyceps gracilis (Günther 1862)
Platyceps insulanus (Mertens 1965)
Platyceps karelini (Brandt 1838)
Platyceps ladacensis (Anderson 1871)
Platyceps largeni (Schätti 2001)
Platyceps messanai (Schätti & Lanza 1989)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan 1865)
Platyceps rogersi (Anderson 1893)
Platyceps scortecci (Lanza 1963)
Platyceps sinai (Schmidt & Marx 1956)
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps somalicus (Boulenger 1896)
Platyceps taylori (Parker 1949)
Platyceps tessellata (Werner 1910)
Platyceps thomasi (Parker 1931)
Platyceps variabilis (Boulenger 1905)
Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray 1834)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae
Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther 1878) (this page)
Ahaetulla anomala (Annandale 1906)
Ahaetulla laudankia Deepak, Narayanan, Sarkar, Dutta & Mohapatra 2019
Bamanophis dorri (Lataste 1888)
Boiga flaviviridis Vogel & Ganesh 2013
Boiga tanahjampeana Orlov & Ryabov 2002
Chironius flavolineatus (Jan 1863)
Chironius laurenti Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
Chironius leucometapus Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
Chrysopelea rhodopleuron Boie 1827
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley 1968
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen 1985
Crotaphopeltis degeni (Boulenger 1906)
Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis (Reinhardt 1843)
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti 1768)
Crotaphopeltis tornieri (Werner 1908)
Dasypeltis abyssina (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis atra Sternfield 1912
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis medici (Bianconi 1859)
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Dendrelaphis keiensis (Mertens 1926)
Dendrelaphis sinharajensis Wickramasinghe 2016
Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther 1864)
Dipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld 1908)
Dipsadoboa duchesnii (Boulenger 1901)
Dipsadoboa flavida (Broadley & Stevens 1971)
Dipsadoboa montisilva Branch, Conradie & Tolley 2019
Dipsadoboa shrevei (Loveridge 1932)
Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen 1993
Dipsadoboa unicolor Günther 1858
Dipsadoboa viridis (Peters 1869)
Dipsadoboa weileri (Lindholm 1905)
Dipsadoboa werneri (Boulenger 1897)
Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus 1758)
Eirenis modestus (Martin 1838)
Eirenis rechingeri Eiselt 1971
Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacepède 1789)
Gonyosoma jansenii (Bleeker 1859)
Hapsidophrys lineatus Fischer 1856
Hapsidophrys principis (Boulenger 1906)
Hapsidophrys smaragdinus (Schlegel 1837)
Iguanognathus werneri Boulenger 1898
Lycodon anamallensis Günther 1858
Lycodon sidiki Wostl, Hamidy, Kurniawan & Smith 2017
Lytorhynchus paradoxus (Günther 1875)
Lytorhynchus ridgewayi Boulenger 1887
Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel 1837)
Meizodon krameri Schätti 1985
Meizodon regularis Fischer 1856
Mopanveldophis zebrinus (Broadley & Schätti 2000)
Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor 1839)
Oligodon erythrogaster Boulenger 1907
Oligodon kheriensis Acharji & Ray 1936
Oligodon nikhili Whitaker & Dattatri 1982
Oligodon wagneri David & Vogel 2012
Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson 1901)
Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell 1857)
Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther 1863)
Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith 1848)
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Poecilopholis cameronensis Boulenger 1903
Proahaetulla antiqua Mallik, Achyuthan, Ganesh, Pal, Vijayakumar & Shanker 2019
Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther 1862
Rhamnophis batesii (Boulenger 1908)
Rhinobothryum lentiginosum (Scopoli 1785)
Scaphiophis albopunctatus Peters 1870
Scaphiophis raffreyi Bocourt 1875
Spilotes sulphureus (Wagler 1824)
Stegonotus aruensis (Doria 1874)
Stegonotus derooijae Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
Stegonotus florensis (De Rooij 1917)
Stegonotus iridis Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
Stegonotus keyensis (Doria 1874)
Stegonotus lividus (Müller ex Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Stegonotus sutteri Forcart 1953
Telescopus beetzii (Barbour 1922)
Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann 1831)
Telescopus finkeldeyi Haacke 2013
Telescopus gezirae Broadley 1994
Telescopus obtusus (Reuss 1834)
Telescopus pulcher (Scortecci 1935)
Telescopus semiannulatus A. Smith 1849
Telescopus tripolitanus (Werner 1909)
Thelotornis kirtlandii (Hallowell 1844)
Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage 1895)
Thelotornis usambaricus Broadley 2001
Thrasops flavigularis (Hallowell 1852)
Thrasops occidentalis Parker 1940
Thrasops schmidti Loveridge 1936
Toxicodryas blandingii (Hallowell 1844)
Toxicodryas pulverulenta (Fischer 1856)
Wallaceophis gujaratensis Mirza, Vyas, Patel, Maheta & Sanap 2016
Zamenis hohenackeri (Strauch 1873)
Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti 1768)
556 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Colubroidea
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Platyceps
Platyceps elegantissimus (this page)
Platyceps collaris
Platyceps florulentus
Platyceps karelini
Platyceps najadum
Platyceps rhodorachis
Platyceps rogersi
Platyceps saharicus
Platyceps variabilis
Platyceps ventromaculatus
unclassified Platyceps

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Platyceps
Platyceps elegantissimus (this page)
Platyceps afarensis
Platyceps atayevi
Platyceps brevis
Platyceps collaris
Platyceps florulentus
Platyceps gracilis
Platyceps insulanus
Platyceps josephi
Platyceps karelini
Platyceps ladacensis
Platyceps largeni
Platyceps messanai
Platyceps najadum
Platyceps noeli
Platyceps rhodorachis
Platyceps rogersi
Platyceps saharicus
Platyceps scortecci
Platyceps sinai
Platyceps sindhensis
Platyceps somalicus
Platyceps taylori
Platyceps tessellata
Platyceps thomasi
Platyceps variabilis
Platyceps ventromaculatus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Coluber
Coluber elegantissimus (this page)
Coluber algirus
Coluber alidras
Coluber andreanus
Coluber anthonyi
Coluber argenteus
Coluber arges
Coluber aspis
Coluber aurigulus
Coluber barbouri
Coluber bholanathi
Coluber bilineatus
Coluber brevis
Coluber caerulescens
Coluber caeruleus
Coluber californiae
Coluber caspius
Coluber cinereus
Coluber compressus
Coluber constrictor
Coluber cursor
Coluber cyaneus
Coluber cypriensis
Coluber dipsas
Coluber domicella
Coluber dorri
Coluber elapsoides
Coluber eques
Coluber erythrogaster
Coluber filiformis
Coluber flagellum
Coluber flavolineatus
Coluber florulentus
Coluber fuliginosus
Coluber gemonensis
Coluber gracilis
Coluber guttatus
Coluber gyarosensis
Coluber hippocrepis
Coluber insulanus
Coluber jugularis
Coluber karelini
Coluber largeni
Coluber lateralis
Coluber leberis
Coluber manseri
Coluber melanotus
Coluber mentovarius
Coluber messanai
Coluber monilis
Coluber mormon
Coluber najadum
Coluber natrix
Coluber nummifer
Coluber ovivorus
Coluber padera
Coluber prasinus
Coluber radiatus
Coluber ravergieri
Coluber rigidus
Coluber rubriceps
Coluber schmidtleri
Coluber schotti
Coluber scortecci
Coluber sinai
Coluber slevini
Coluber smithi
Coluber socotrae
Coluber somalicus
Coluber striatulus
Coluber subradiatus
Coluber sumatranus
Coluber taeniatus
Coluber taylori
Coluber thomasi
Coluber triscalis
Coluber typhlus
Coluber tyria
Coluber variabilis
Coluber ventromaculatus
Coluber viridiflavus
Coluber vittacaudatus
Coluber zebrinus
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