Platyceps collaris

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	COLUBRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Platyceps collaris

Species Authority:

(Müller, 1878)

Common Name/s:

English

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Red Whip Snake

Synonym/s:

Coluber collaris (Müller, 1878)

Coluber rubriceps (Venzmer, 1919)

Platyceps rubriceps (Venzmer, 1919)

Taxonomic Notes:

This species is included in Platyceps following Nagy et al. (2004). We follow Schätti et al. (2001) in considering Platyceps rubriceps to be a synonym of this species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

Assessor/s:

Wolfgang Böhme, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Riyad Sadek, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Roberto Sindaco

Reviewer/s:

Cox, N. and Temple, H.J. (Global Reptile Assessment)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2006

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Least Concern (IUCN 2006)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges from coastal southeastern Bulgaria through parts of Turkey crossing the Bosferous. There are no records from the coast of the Dardanelles, but it is possibly present. It is found in western and southern Anatolia and western Syria to Lebanon, northern Israel, and western Jordan. It occurs from sea level up to 1,500m asl.
Countries:	Native: Bulgaria; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syrian Arab Republic; Turkey
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Population [top]

Population:	In Turkey, this species is uncommon. In other areas, it is generally a common species. It is uncommon in Bulgaria at the edge of its range.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in dry, rocky and bushy places. It is generally restricted to the Mediterranean biotope. It sometimes occurs in gardens and cultivated fields. The female lays between three and five eggs in a clutch.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species. As with many snakes, it is locally persecuted.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species. As with many snakes, it is locally persecuted.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in many protected areas. There are no direct conservation actions currently needed for this species as a whole.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in many protected areas. There are no direct conservation actions currently needed for this species as a whole.

Citation:	Wolfgang Böhme, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Riyad Sadek, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Roberto Sindaco 2009. Platyceps collaris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 February 2012.
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