Platyceps collaris

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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

–

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

–

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.

Bibliography [top]

	Amr, Z.S., Al-Oran, R. and Disi, A. 1994. Reptiles of southern Jordan. The Snake 26: 41-49. Baran, I. and Atatür, M.K. 1998. Turkish herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles). Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment, Ankara. Budak, A., Tok, C.V. and Mermer, A. 1998. A Report on Reptiles Collected from Kumluca-Kalkan (Antalya), Turkey. Tr. J. of Zoology 22: 185-189. Disi, A.M. 2002. Jordan Country Study on Biological Diversity: The Herpetofauna of Jordan. Amman, Jordan. Disi, A.M., Amr, Z.S. and Defosse, D. 1988. Contribution to the herpetofauna of Jordan III. Snakes of Jordan. The Snake 20: 40-51. Disi, A.M. and Böhme, W. 1996. Zoogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of Syria, with additional new records. Herpetozoa 9(1/2): 63-70. Disi, A.M., Modrý, D., Nečas, P. and Rifai, L. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt. Dolev, A. and Perevelotsky, A. (eds). 2002. Red Book of Threatened Species in Israel – Vertebrates. Nature and Parks Authority and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Jerusalem. Esterbauer, H. 1985. Zur Herpetofauna Südwestsyriens. Herpetofauna 7(38): 23-34. Hraoui-Bloquet, S., Sadek, R.A., Sindaco, R. and Venchi, A. 2002. The herpetofauna of Lebanon: new data on distribution. Zoology in the Middle East 27: 35-46. In den Bosch, H.A.J. 1998. Prodomus einer Liste der Amphibien und Reptilien Libanons Produmus Amphibiorum et Reptiliorum Phoeniciae (Amphibia; Reptilia). Faunistische Abhandlungen Staatl. Museum f. Tierkunde Dresden 21: 9-17. IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.1). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 22 June 2009). Lymberakis, P. and Kalionzopoulou, A. 2003. Additions to the herpetofauna of Syria. Zoology in the Middle East 29: 33-39. Martens, H. 1997. A review of "Zoogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Syria, with additional new records" (Herpetozoa 9 (1/2), 1996). Herpetozoa 10(3/4): 99-106. Nagy, Z.T., Lawson, R., Joger, U. and Wink, M. 2004. Molecular systematics of racers, whipsnakes and relatives (Reptilia: Colubridae) using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 42: 223-233. Obst, F.J. 1980. Bemerkenswerte Schangen aus Bulgarien in unserer Sammlung: Coluber rubriceps Venzmer und Elaphe situla (L.). Faunist. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkunde: 177-180. Rehak, I. and Obst, F.J. 1993. Coluber rubriceps - Rötliche Schlanknatter. In: Böhme, W. (ed.), Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas, Band 3/I., Schlangen (Serpentes) I., pp. 155-166. Aula-Verlag., Wiesbaden. Schätti, B., Baran, I. and Maunoir, P. 2001. Taxonomie, Morphologie und Verbreitung der Masken-Schlanknatter Coluber (s.l.) collaris (Müller, 1878). Revue suisse de Zoologie: 11-30. Sindaco, R., Venchi, A., Carpaneto, G.M. and Bologna, M.A. 2000. The reptiles of Anatolia: a checklist and zoogeographical analysis. Biogeographia 21: 441-554. Sivan, N. and Werner, Y.L. 1992. Survey of the reptiles of the Golan Plateau and Mt. Hermon, Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology 37: 193-211. van der Winden, J., Bogaerts, S. and Strijbosch, H. 1997. Herpetofauna des Göksu Deltas und des umliegenden Gebirges, Türkei. Salamandra: 9-24. Werner, Y.L. 1988. Herpetofaunal survey of Israel (1950-1985), with comments on Sinai and Jordan and on zoogeographical heterogeneity. In: Yom-Tov,Y. and Tchernov, E. (eds), The zoogeography of Israel., Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Amr, Z.S., Al-Oran, R. and Disi, A. 1994. Reptiles of southern Jordan. The Snake 26: 41-49.

Baran, I. and Atatür, M.K. 1998. Turkish herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles). Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment, Ankara.

Budak, A., Tok, C.V. and Mermer, A. 1998. A Report on Reptiles Collected from Kumluca-Kalkan (Antalya), Turkey. Tr. J. of Zoology 22: 185-189.

Disi, A.M. 2002. Jordan Country Study on Biological Diversity: The Herpetofauna of Jordan. Amman, Jordan.

Disi, A.M., Amr, Z.S. and Defosse, D. 1988. Contribution to the herpetofauna of Jordan III. Snakes of Jordan. The Snake 20: 40-51.

Disi, A.M. and Böhme, W. 1996. Zoogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of Syria, with additional new records. Herpetozoa 9(1/2): 63-70.

Disi, A.M., Modrý, D., Nečas, P. and Rifai, L. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt.

Dolev, A. and Perevelotsky, A. (eds). 2002. Red Book of Threatened Species in Israel – Vertebrates. Nature and Parks Authority and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Jerusalem.

Esterbauer, H. 1985. Zur Herpetofauna Südwestsyriens. Herpetofauna 7(38): 23-34.

Hraoui-Bloquet, S., Sadek, R.A., Sindaco, R. and Venchi, A. 2002. The herpetofauna of Lebanon: new data on distribution. Zoology in the Middle East 27: 35-46.

In den Bosch, H.A.J. 1998. Prodomus einer Liste der Amphibien und Reptilien Libanons Produmus Amphibiorum et Reptiliorum Phoeniciae (Amphibia; Reptilia). Faunistische Abhandlungen Staatl. Museum f. Tierkunde Dresden 21: 9-17.

IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.1). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 22 June 2009).

Lymberakis, P. and Kalionzopoulou, A. 2003. Additions to the herpetofauna of Syria. Zoology in the Middle East 29: 33-39.

Martens, H. 1997. A review of "Zoogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Syria, with additional new records" (Herpetozoa 9 (1/2), 1996). Herpetozoa 10(3/4): 99-106.

Nagy, Z.T., Lawson, R., Joger, U. and Wink, M. 2004. Molecular systematics of racers, whipsnakes and relatives (Reptilia: Colubridae) using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 42: 223-233.

Obst, F.J. 1980. Bemerkenswerte Schangen aus Bulgarien in unserer Sammlung: Coluber rubriceps Venzmer und Elaphe situla (L.). Faunist. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkunde: 177-180.

Rehak, I. and Obst, F.J. 1993. Coluber rubriceps - Rötliche Schlanknatter. In: Böhme, W. (ed.), Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas, Band 3/I., Schlangen (Serpentes) I., pp. 155-166. Aula-Verlag., Wiesbaden.

Schätti, B., Baran, I. and Maunoir, P. 2001. Taxonomie, Morphologie und Verbreitung der Masken-Schlanknatter Coluber (s.l.) collaris (Müller, 1878). Revue suisse de Zoologie: 11-30.

Sindaco, R., Venchi, A., Carpaneto, G.M. and Bologna, M.A. 2000. The reptiles of Anatolia: a checklist and zoogeographical analysis. Biogeographia 21: 441-554.

Sivan, N. and Werner, Y.L. 1992. Survey of the reptiles of the Golan Plateau and Mt. Hermon, Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology 37: 193-211.

van der Winden, J., Bogaerts, S. and Strijbosch, H. 1997. Herpetofauna des Göksu Deltas und des umliegenden Gebirges, Türkei. Salamandra: 9-24.

Werner, Y.L. 1988. Herpetofaunal survey of Israel (1950-1985), with comments on Sinai and Jordan and on zoogeographical heterogeneity. In: Yom-Tov,Y. and Tchernov, E. (eds), The zoogeography of Israel., Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

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 25 May 2012.
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