Argyrogena fasciolata

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Argyrogena
Species: Argyrogena fasciolata
Name

Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802)

Type locality: India (Maharashtra (Ghorawadi, Marunji, Aurangabad)).
Synonyms

Coluber fasciolatus Shaw, 1802: 528
Coluber hebe Daudin, 1803 (fide Smith, 1943)
Coluber curvirostris Cantor, 1839 (fide Smith, 1943)
Zamenis fasciolatus — Günther, 1864: 254
Zamenis fasciolatus — Boulenger, 1893: 404
Zamenis fasciolatus — Wall, 1921: 191
Argyrogena rostrata Werner, 1924: 51 (fide Smith 1943)
Coluber fasciolatus - Smith, 1928: 495
Coluber fasciolatus — Smith, 1943: 170
Argyrogena fasciolata - Wilson, 1967
Argyrogena fasciolatus — Das, 1996: 54
Tyria fasciolata (fide Wall, 1921)
Argyrogena fasciolatus — Sharma, 2004

References

Shaw, G., 1802. General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 1 + 2. G. Kearsley, Thomas Davison, London: 313–615.
Werner, F., 1924. Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien. Teil. Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss., Wien, Abt. 133: 29–56.
Wilson, Larry David, 1967. Generic reallocation and review of Coluber fasciolatus Shaw (Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetologica, 23(4): 260–275.
Argyrogena fasciolata at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 August 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Banded Racer

The banded racer (Platyceps plinii) is a species of colubrid snake,in the genus Platyceps

Geographic range

It is found in India except for North Bengal tamilnadu and Kashmir,[3] Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
Description

Snout obtuse, curved and prominent; rostral large, broader than wide, the portion visible from above more than half its length from the frontal; suture between the internasals as long as that between the prefrontals or a little shorter; frontal nearly as long as its distance from the end of the snout, or as the parietals; loreal as long as deep or longer than deep; one pre-ocular, usually with a small subocular below; two or three postoculars; temporals 2+2 or 2+3; upper labials 8, fourth and fifth entering the eye; 4 or 5 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; posterior chin-shields nearly as long as the anterior, separated from each other by two or three series of scales. Dorsals smooth, in 21 or 23 rows. Ventrals 197–225; anal divided; subcaudals 73–88. Yellowish or brownish olive above, with narrow white, brown, and black variegated cross bands on the anterior half of the body; these bands may entirely disappear in the adult; lower parts uniform yellowish.[4]

Total length 1060 mm (3.5 feet); tail 220 mm (8.5 inches).

Shaw's original description of the species was based on a plate in Russell, Ind. Serp. (1796).
Notes

The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I. London.
"Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802) Banded Racer". Indian Snakes. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.

Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.

References

Shaw, G. 1802 General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 1 + 2. G. Kearsley, Thomas Davison, London: 313-615
Wilson, Larry David 1967 Generic reallocation and review of Coluber fasciolatus Shaw (Serpentes: Colubridae) Herpetologica 23 (4): 260-275
Revealing two centuries of confusion:new insights on nomenclature and systematic position of/ v deepak 2021 https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e64345