Short racer

The short racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa.

Geographic range

P. brevis is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Platyceps brevis brevis
Playceps brevis smithi

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Platyceps.

Reproduction

P. brevis is oviparous.

Etymology

The subspecific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith.