Platyceps largeni explained

Platyceps largeni, also known commonly as the Dahlak racer, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Eritrea.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, largeni, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm John Largen.^[2]

Geographic range

P. largeni is found in the Dahlak Archipelago in Eritrea.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. largeni are shrubland and the supratidal zone.

Reproduction

P. largeni is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Largen MJ, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. . (Platyceps largeni, new combination, p. 511).
• Maza, Erez

Feldman, Anat; Meiri, Shai (2015). "Platyceps largeni (Schätti, 2001) – sixth specimen and a distribution extension". Check List 11 (1): 1517.

• Schätti B (2001). "A new species of Coluber (sensu lato) from the Dahlak Islands, Erirea, with a review of the herpetofauna of the archipelago". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (2): 139–148. (Coluber largeni, new species, pp. 142–144, Figures 2–3).
• Spawls S, Mazuch T, Mohammad A (2023). Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. London, Oxford, New York, New Delhi, Sydney: Bloomsbury Wildlife. 640 pp. . (Platyceps largeni, p. 465).

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]