Flowered Racer
Platyceps florulentus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Platyceps
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 9
- How common
- Recorded in 5 places on iNaturalist
About
Flowered Racer (Platyceps florulentus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 33 more. Recorded in 5 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Rocky Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
Related snakes
- Taylor's Racer Platyceps taylori
- Plin's Banded Racer Platyceps plinii
- Joseph's Racer Platyceps josephi
- Red Whip Snake (collaris) Platyceps collaris
- Sahara Racer Platyceps saharicus
- Glossy-bellied Racer Platyceps ventromaculatus
- Rogers' Racer Platyceps rogersi
- Spotted Desert Racer Platyceps karelini
- Wadi Racer Platyceps rhodorachis
- Dahl's Whip Snake Platyceps najadum
- Elegant Racer Platyceps elegantissimus
- Sinai Racer Platyceps sinai
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.