Taylor's Racer

About

Taylor's Racer (Platyceps taylori) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia. It lives in habitats such as coastal forest, dry woodland, scrub forest, thorn forest and 16 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.

Where it lives

Native range

• Djibouti
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Somalia

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

• Coastal Forest
• Dry Woodland
• Scrub Forest
• Thorn Forest
• Montane Woodland
• Mountain Forest
• Dry Savanna
• Semi-Desert
• Rocky Hillsides
• Rocky Outcrops
• Cliffs
• Gorges
• Mountain Slopes
• Highlands
• Plateaus
• Rock Crevices
• Coastal Scrub
• East African Coastal Forest
• Sahel Shrubland
• Ethiopian Highlands

Related snakes

• 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
• Flowered Racer Platyceps florulentus
• 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