Platyceps messanai
| Platyceps messanai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Platyceps |
| Species: | P. messanai
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| Binomial name | |
| Platyceps messanai | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Platyceps messanai, also known commonly as Messana's racer and Schätti's racer, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.[1][2] The species is endemic to Somalia.
Etymology
The specific name, messanai, is in honor of Italian biologist Giuseppe Messana.[3]
Geographic distribution
Platyceps messanai is found in northern Somalia.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Platyceps messanai is shrubland, at elevations around 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]
Behavior
Platyceps messanai is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
Platyceps messanai is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Mazuch, T.; Spawls, S. (2021). "Platyceps messanai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T18032710A18032716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T18032710A18032716.en. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d Platyceps messanai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 December 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Messana's Racer Coluber messana, p. 177).
Further reading
- Schätti, B.; Lanza, B. (1989). "Coluber messanai, a new species of snake from northern Somalia (Reptilia, Serpentes)". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. 7 (2): 413–421.