Short racer

The short racer (Platyceps brevis), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa.

Geographic range
P. brevis is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
 * Platyceps brevis brevis (Boulenger, 1895)
 * Playceps brevis smithi (Boulenger, 1895)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Platyceps.

Reproduction
P. brevis is oviparous.

Etymology
The subspecific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith.