Platyceps afarensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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: Platyceps
Species: Platyceps afarensis
Name

Platyceps afarensis Schätti & Ineich, 2004

Type locality: Djibouti.
References

Schätti, B. & Ineich, I. 2004: A new racer of the genus Platyceps Blyth from Djibouti. Rev. Suisse de Zool. 111 (4): 685–690.
Platyceps afarensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 oct 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Afar Racer