Platyceps vittacaudatus

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| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Mohapatra, P. |date=2021 |title=Argyrogena vittacaudata |volume=2021 |page=e.T202840A2757257 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202840/2757257 |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| taxon = Platyceps vittacaudatus

| authority = (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

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

It is found in India.

Distribution

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.

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vittacaudatus

Category:Taxa named by Edward Blyth

Category:Reptiles described in 1854

Category:Reptiles of India

Category:Endemic fauna of India

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