Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Snakes Colubridae Africa Asia Europe Middle East Taxonomy of the genus Platyceps Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Platyceps in general Schätti, B.; Charvet, C. 2003. Systematics of Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895) and related East African racers (Serpentes Colubrinae). Tropical Zoology 16(1): 93-111. Schätti, B.; Tillack, F.; Kucharzewski, C. 2014. Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan, 1863) – a study of the racer genus Platyceps Blyth, 1860 east of the Tigris (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Vertebrate Zoology 64(3): 297-405. Schätti, B.; Wilson, L.D. 1986. Coluber. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 399: 1-4. Schlüter, U. 2005. Die Zornnattern Nordafrikas. Reptilia (D) 10(52): 56-64. Scortecci, G. 1958. Esplorazione dello Ahl Mascat occidentale e centrale. Boll. Soc. Geogr. Ital. 4-5: 1-33. Platyceps afarensis Schätti, B.; Ineich, I. 2004. A new racer of the genus Platyceps Blyth from Djibouti (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 111(4): 685-690. Platyceps bholanathi Samson, A.; Santhoshkumar, P.; Ramakrishnan, B.; Karthick, S.; Gnaneswar, C. 2017. New distribution record of Nagarjunasagar Racer Platyceps bholanathi (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) in Sigur, Nilgiris landscape, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(3): 10014-10017. Deshwal, A.; Becker, B. 2017. New locality record of Nagarjunasagar Racer (Coluber bholanathi) (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) from near Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24(3): 245-247. Ganesh, S.R.; Adimallaiah, D.; Kailash, P.K. 2013. New locality records of Nagarjun Sagar Racer Snake, Coluber bholanathi Sharma, 1976. Herpetotropicos 9(1-2): 9-12. Gupta, B.; Prasad, N.V.S.; Deepak, V. 2012. Rediscovery and range extension of Coluber bholanathi Sharma, 1976 from Seshachalam hills, Andhra Pradesh, India. Herpetology Notes 5: 447-448. Seetharamaraju, M.; Srinivasulu, C. 2013. Discovery and description of male specimen of Coluber bholanathi Sharma, 1976 (Reptilia: Colubridae) from Hyderabad, India. Taprobanica 5(1): 32-35. Sharma, R.C. 1976. Some observations on ecology and systematics of Coluber bholanathi, a new species of snake (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from India. Comparative Physiology and Ecology 1(3): 105-107. Sharma, V.; Louies, J.; Vattam, A. 2013. A contribution to Coluber bholanathi Sharma, 1976 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(4): 259-263. Smart, U.; Smith, E.N.; Murthy, B.H.C.K.; Mohanty, A. 2014. Report of Nagarjunasagar Racer Coluber bholanathi Sharma, 1976 (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Gingee Hills, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(4): 5671-5674. Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Mohapatra, P.; Giri, V. 2013. Coluber bholanathi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194089A2297516. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194089A2297516.en. Platyceps brevis Boulenger, G.A. 1896. A list of the reptiles and batrachians collected by the late Prince Eugenio Ruspoli in Somaliland and Gallaland in 1893. Annali del Museo Civico de Storia Naturale di Genova (Ser. 2) 17: 5-16. Cunningham, P.L.; Cunningham, A. 2005. First record of Coluber smithi (Boulenger, 1895) from Tanzania. Herpetozoa 18(1-2): 91-92. Lanza, B. 1963. II genere Coluber in Somalia e descrizione di una nuova specie (Reptilia, Serpentes). Alti. Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 102: 379-396. Schätti, B.; Charvet, C. 2003. Systematics of Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895) and related East African racers (Serpentes Colubrinae). Tropical Zoology 16(1): 93-111. Schätti, B.; Utiger, U. 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 108(4): 919-948. Werner, F. 1924. Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse 133: 29-56. Platyceps collaris Afsar, M.; Cicek, K.; Dincaslan, Y.E.; Ayaz, D.; Tok, C.V. 2013. New record localities of five snake species in Turkey. Herpetozoa 25(3-4): 179-183. Amr, Z.S.; Al-Oran, R.M.; Al-Melhim, W.N. 1997. Aggregation behavior in two Jordanian snakes: Coluber rubriceps and Typhlops vermicularis. Herpetological Review 28(3): 130-131. Bartosik, M.B.; Bechkov, V.A.; Tzenov, V.N. 1981. Morphologie et repartition de Coluber rubriceps (Venzmer, 1919) (Colubridae, Serpentes) en Bulgarie. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 17: 52-57. Böhme, W.; Tok, C.V.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Sevinç, M.; Crochet, P.A.; Sadek, R.; Kaska, Y.; Kumlutas, Y.; Avci, A.; Sindaco, R. 2009. Platyceps collaris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61543A12511985. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61543A12511985.en. Goldberg, S.R. 2014. Natural history notes: Platyceps collaris (Collared Dwarf Racer). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 45(2): 342-343. Hallmann, P. 1985. Bemerkenswertes Verhalten zweier Nattern. Aquarien Terrarien 32(7): 275-276. Mienis, H.K. 1994. A case of predation on Coluber rubriceps by a Smyrna kingfisher in Israel. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 49: 8. Obst, F.J. 1981. Bemerkenswerte Schlangen aus Bulgarien in unserer Sammlung: Coluber rubriceps Venzmer und Elaphe situla (L.). (Reptilia, Ophidia, Colubridae). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 8(17): 177-180. Panner, T. 2009. Bemerkungen zur Herpetofauna des Emine-Balkan mit neuem nördlichsten Verbreitungsnachweis für Platyceps collaris in Bulgarien. Elaphe 17(4): 48-49. Rehak, I. 1985. Coluber rubriceps thracius ssp. n. from Bulgaria (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Vestnik Ceskoslovenske Spolecnosti Zoologicke 49(4): 276-280. Rehak, I. 1986. Taxonomic evaluation of Coluber rubriceps (Venzmer, 1919) from Bulgaria. pp. 289-292. In: Rocek, Z. (ed.). Studies in herpetology. Proceedings of the European herpetological meeting (3rd ordinary general meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica), Prague 1985. Charles University, Prague. 754 pp. Rehak, I.; Obst, F.J. 1993. Coluber rubriceps - Rötliche Schlanknatter. pp. 155-166. In: Böhme, W. (ed.). Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 3/I: Schlangen (Serpentes) 1 (Typhlopidae, Boidae, Colubridae 1: Colubrinae). Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden. 480 pp. Schätti, B.; Baran, I.; Maunoir, P. 2001. Taxonomie, Morphologie und Verbreitung der Masken-Schlanknatter Coluber (s. l.) collaris (Mueller, 1878). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 108(1): 11-30. Schätti, B.; Utiger, U. 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 108(4): 919-948. Platyceps elegantissimus Al Johany, A.M.H.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Baha El Din, S.M.; Sadek, R.; Disi, A.M.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Werner, Y.L. 2012. Platyceps elegantissimus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T184057A1745726. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T184057A1745726.en. Alshammari, A.M.; Busais, S.M.; Ibrahim, A.A. 2017. Snakes in the Province of Ha'il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including two new records. Herpetozoa 30(1-2): 59-63. Amr, Z.S.; Al-Oran, R.; Disi, A.M. 1994. Reptiles of southern Jordan. The Snake 26(1): 41-49. Bobcsay, G.; Talbi, R.; Shacham, B.; Seligmann, H. 2009. Nocturnal or diurnal? Notes on the daily activity pattern and life history of the Middle Eastern Elegant Racer Platyceps elegantissimus (Günther, 1878). Herpetozoa 22(3-4): 173-180. Gasperetti, J. 1976. A very rare snake: Coluber elegantissimus. Journal of the Saudi Arabian Natural History Society 18: 13-15. Ilani, G.; Shalmon, B. 1984. Most beautiful snake. Israel - Land and Nature 9(4): 168. Schätti, B.; Utiger, U. 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 108(4): 919-948. Werner, Y.L. 1991. Notable herpetofaunal records from Transjordan. Zoology in the Middle East 5: 37-41. Werner, Y.L.; Sivan, N. 1991. Addition of Coluber sinai to the herpetofaunal list of Israel with comments on C. elegantissimus. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 36: 27-35. Platyceps florulentus Al-Sadoon, M.K.; Abdo, N.M. 1998. Comparative metabolic rate-temperature curves of five species of snakes of the families Viperidae, Colubridae, and Leptotyphlopidae. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 34(2): 39-53. Bons, J. 1962. Notes sur trois couleuvres africaines: Coluber algirus, Coluber florulentus et Coluber hippocrepis. Description de Coluber algirus villiersi subsp. nov. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 42(1-2): 61-86. Ibrahim, A.A. 2001. Geographic distribution: Coluber florulentus florulentus (FloweRed Racer). Herpetological Review 32(1): 59. Lanza, B. 1963. II genere Coluber in Somalia e descrizione di una nuova specie (Reptilia, Serpentes). Alti. Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 102: 379-396. Schätti, B. 1988. Systematics and phylogenetic relationships of Coluber florulentus Geoffroy 1827 (Reptilia Serpentes). Tropical Zoology 1(1): 95-116. Schätti, B.; Utiger, U. 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 108(4): 919-948. Spawls, S. 2011. Platyceps florulentus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177443A7437545. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177443A7437545.en. Wall, F. 1908. Extension of the habitat of the snake Zamenis florulentus. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 18: 689-690. Platyceps gracilis Ingle, M. 2004. Ophio-fauna of Ujjain & certain areas of Malwa region (Madhya Pradesh). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 103(1-2): 17-31. Sharma, S.K.; Nagar, S. 2007. First record of slender racer Coluber gracilis (Gunther, 1862) (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Rajasthan. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 104(3): 355. Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Mohapatra, P.; Vyas, R.; Thakur, S. 2013. Coluber gracilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172692A1367883. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172692A1367883.en. Vyas, R.; Patel, V.V.; Thakur, M.N. 2011. Nachweise der Grazilen Schlanknatter Coluber gracilis (Günther, 1862) ause dem Bundesstaat Gujarat, Indien mit Anmerkungen zu ihrer Verbreitung. Sauria (Berlin) 33(2): 51-56. Walmiki, N.; Kumbhar, A.; Bubesh, G.M. 2012. Range extension of Slender Racer (Coluber gracilis Gunther, 1862) in India. World Journal of Zoology 7(4): 303-305. Platyceps insulanus Mertens, R. 1965. Eine neue Natter von einer Insel des Roten Meeres. Senckenbergiana Biologica 46: 5-9. Sindaco, R. 2012. Coluber insulanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199848A2613870. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199848A2613870.en. Platyceps karelini Brushko, Z.K.; Mazin, V.N. 1981. [A new location of the hybrid chicken snake in Kazakhstan]. (In Russian). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Kazakhskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskaya 1981(4): 28-30. Guillemin, M.; Martin, T.E. 2017. Geographic distribution: Platyceps karelini (Spotted Desert Racer). Herpetological Review 48(1): 130-131. Khan, M.S. 1997. Taxonomic notes on Pakistani snakes of the Coluber karelini-rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex: a new approach to the problem. Asiatic Herpetological Research 7: 51-60. Schätti, B.; Kucharzewski, C.; Masroor, R.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2012. Platyceps karelini (Brandt, 1838) from Iran to Pakistan and revalidation of Coluber chesneii Martin, 1838 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 119(4): 441-483. Sopyev, O.; Makeev, V.M.; Bozhansky, A.T.; Makarov, A.N. 1986. [Combined mass wintering of Coluber karelini and Spalerosophis diadema]. (In Russian). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1986(3): 68-70. Tsellarius, A.Y. 1974. A hybrid of Coluber karachini [karelini] Brandt and Coluber rhodorhachis [rhodorachis] Jan in eastern Karakum. Izvestiya Akad. Nauk Turkmen. SSR (Biol.) 1974(6): 83. Platyceps largeni Maza, E.; Feldman, A.; Fishelson, L.; Shai, M. 2015. Platyceps largeni (Schätti , 2001) - sixth specimen and a distribution extension. Check List 11(1)(Article 1517): 1-2. Schätti, B. 2001. A new species of Coluber (sensu lato) from the Dahlak Islands, Eritrea, with a review of the herpetofauna of the archipelago. Russian Journal of Herpetology 8(2): 139-148. Schätti, B.; Utiger, U. 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 108(4): 919-948. Platyceps messanai Schätti, B.; Charvet, C. 2003. Systematics of Platyceps brevis (Boulenger 1895) and related East African racers (Serpentes Colubrinae). Tropical Zoology 16(1): 93-111. Schätti, B.; Lanza, B. 1989. Coluber messanai, a new species of snake from northern Somalia (Reptilia, Serpentes). Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 7(2): 413-421. Platyceps mintonorum Schätti, B.; Stutz, A. 2005. Morphology and systematic status of Coluber karelini mintonorum Mertens, 1969 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 112(2): 409-420. Platyceps najadum Ananjeva, N.B.; Orlov, N.L. 1977. On the records of the snake Coluber najadum (Eichw.) in southwestern Turkmenia. Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta (Leningrad) 74: 14-16. Ataev, C.A.; Shammakov, S.M. 1990. [New data on the distribution and abundance of some reptiles at the limit of their range in Turkmenistan]. (In Russian). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1990(3): 69-71. Bekoshvili, D.; Doronin, I.V. 2015. Natural history notes: Platyceps najadum (Dahl's Whipsnake). Maximum size. Herpetological Review 46(1): 106. 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