Nyoka-mbio

Nyoka-mbio ni nyoka wa jenasi Platyceps katika familia Colubridae. Wamepewa jina hili kwa sababu wanaweza kupiga mbio sana.

Nyoka hawa ni wafupi kiasi, m 1.5 kwa kipeo lakini sm 40-90 kwa kawaida. Rangi yao ni kijivu au kahawia mara nyingi pamoja na vidoa au mabaka meusi.

Nyoka-mbio hukiakia mchana na hula mijusi hasa lakini vyura na ndege na wagugunaji wadogo pia.

Nyoka hawa hawana sumu lakini wakikamatwa wanang'ata vikali. Kwa hivyo jihadhari.

Spishi za Afrika
 Platyceps afarensis, Nyoka-mbio wa Jibuti (Djibouti racer)
 Platyceps brevis, Nyoka-mbio wa Smith (Smith's racer)
 Platyceps florulentus, Nyoka-mbio Madoadoa (Flowered racer)
 Platyceps karelini, Nyoka-mbio Jangwa (Spotted desert racer)
 Platyceps largeni, Nyoka-mbio wa Dahlak (Dahlak racer)
 Platyceps messanai, Nyoka-mbio wa Schätti (Schätti's racer)
 Platyceps rhodorachis, Nyoka-mbio Majabali (Common cliff racer)
 Platyceps rogersi, Nyoka-mbio wa Rogers ([[w:Platyceps|Rogerss racer]])
 Platyceps saharicus, Nyoka-mbio wa Sahara (Sahara racer)
 Platyceps scortecci, Nyoka-mbio wa Scortecci (Somali racer)
 Platyceps somalicus, Nyoka-mbio wa Ogadeni (Ogaden racer)
 Platyceps taylori, Nyoka-mbio wa Taylor (Taylor's racer)

Spishi za Asia
 Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma's racer)
 Platyceps collaris (Collared dwarf racer)
 Platyceps elegantissimus (Elegant racer)
 Platyceps gracilis (Slender racer)
 Platyceps insulanus (Sarso Island racer)
 Platyceps ladacensis (Jan's cliff racer)
 Platyceps najadum (Slender whip racer)
 Platyceps noeli (Quetta racer)
 Platyceps sinai (Sinai racer)
 Platyceps sindhensis (Sindh racer)
 Platyceps tessellata (Tessellated racer)
 Platyceps thomasi (Thomas's semi-banded racer)
 Platyceps variabilis (Variable snake)
 Platyceps ventromaculatus (Glossy-bellied racer)

Picha

Marejeo
 Spawls, S., Howell, K., Drewes, R. & Ashe, J. (2002) A field guide to the Reptiles of East Africa.'' Academic Press, San Diego, CA, USA.

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