Platyceps rhodorachis


Braid Snake or Jan's Cliff Racer is a species of snake found in Central Asia.

Distribution

It is found in Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Sudan?, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Chad, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, W Pakistan, Yemen, S Turkmenistan, S Uzbekistan, NW Tajikistan, W Kyrgyzstan, S Kazakhstan
Races:
Type locality: Arabian Peninsula; Shiraz
Highly variable in external morphology, particularly ventral scales.