Platyceps
Platyceps is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae endemic to Eurasia.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
紅鞭蛇屬（學名：Platyceps）是蛇亞目游蛇科下的一個單型蛇屬，屬下只有紅鞭蛇（Platyceps collaris）一個品種。主要分布於保加利亞、以色列、約旦、黎巴嫩、敘利亞及土耳其。紅鞭蛇普遍棲息於地中海類型的灌木林中，也會出沒於岩石地帶及平原。
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Platyceps is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae endemic to Eurasia.
== Taxonomy == The genus was erected in 1860 by Edward Blyth, allying species previously described.