{{Short description|Species of snake}} {{Speciesbox | image = | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Mohapatra, P. |date=2021 |title=''Argyrogena vittacaudata'' |volume=2021 |article-number=e.T202840A2757257 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202840/2757257 |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Platyceps vittacaudatus | authority = (Blyth, 1854) | synonyms = * Coluber vittacaudatus Blyth 1854; * Coluber vittacaudatus, Das et al. 1998; * Argyrogena vittacaudata, Wallach et al. 2014; * Platyceps vittacaudatus — Deepak et al. 2021 }} The '''striped-tailed racer''' ('''''Platyceps vittacaudatus''''') is a snake in the family Colubridae.

It is found in India.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /><ref name=RDB/>

==Distribution== India (Darjeeling, West Bengal)

Type locality: from "vicinity of Darjiling" (= Darjeeling, 27° 02'N; 88° 16'E; West Bengal State, eastern India). Known only from the type locality.<ref name=RDB/>

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Platyceps |species=vittacaudatus |accessdate=26 July 2022}}</ref> }} {{Taxonbar|from=Q2716276}}

vittacaudatus Category:Taxa named by Edward Blyth Category:Reptiles described in 1854 Category:Endemic reptiles of India

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