Platyceps josephi

Platyceps josephi, Joseph’s racer, is a species of snake discovered in 2021 in Tamil Nadu, India.^[1] The species faces a number of threats including habitat destruction due to grasslands in southern Tamil Nadu being converted into plantations, farmlands, and urban areas.^[2]

Platyceps josephi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Platyceps
Species:	P. josephi
Binomial name
Platyceps josephi Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack, 2021