Elegant racer

{{Short description|Species of snake}}

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| image = ColuberElegantissimusMintern.jpg

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Al Johany, A.M.H. |author2=Amr, Z.S.S. |author3=Baha El Din, S. |author4=Sadek, R. |author5=Disi, A.M. |author6=Hraoui-Bloquet, S. |author7=Werner, Y.L. |date=2012 |title=Platyceps elegantissimus |volume=2012 |page=e.T184057A1745726 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T184057A1745726.en |access-date=14 November 2023}}

| genus = Platyceps

| species = elegantissimus

| authority = (Günther, 1878)

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Platyceps elegantissimus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the elegant racer.

Geographic range

The snake is found along the southern Israel-Jordan{{Cite web |last=Academy |first=Reptile |date=2024-01-11 |title=Natural History and Ecological Significance of Platyceps elegantissimus: A Comprehensive Review |url=https://jerusalem-snakes.com/2024/01/11/natural-history-and-ecological-significance-of-platyceps-elegantissimus-a-comprehensive-review-2/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=מוקד לוכדי נחשים |language=he-IL}} border from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba, in the southern part of Jordan, and in a major part of the northwest of Saudi Arabia.

File:Elegant Racer from Eastern Saudi Arabia.jpg

References

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  • {{EMBL species|genus=Platyceps|species=elegantissimus}}

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Category:Reptiles described in 1878

Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther

Category:Reptiles of the Middle East

Category:Snakes of Jordan

Category:Platyceps

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