NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2017

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Colubrinae
  Family - Colubridae
  Infraorder - Alethinophidia
  Suborder - Serpentes
  Order - Squamata
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Platyceps brevis
      Species - Platyceps elegantissimus
      Species - Platyceps florulentus
      Species - Platyceps karelini
      Species - Platyceps messanai
      Species - Platyceps najadum
      Species - Platyceps rhodorachis
      Species - Platyceps collaris
      Species - Platyceps variabilis
      Species - Platyceps ventromaculatus
      Species - Platyceps somalicus
      Species - Platyceps largeni
      Species - Platyceps tessellata
      Species - Platyceps afarensis
      Species - Platyceps ladacensis
      Species - Platyceps bholanathi
      Species - Platyceps gracilis
      Species - Platyceps insulanus
      Species - Platyceps noeli
      Species - Platyceps rogersi
      Species - Platyceps scortecci
      Species - Platyceps sinai
      Species - Platyceps sindhensis
      Species - Platyceps taylori
      Species - Platyceps thomasi