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The short racer, 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==
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. • Platyceps brevis brevisPlayceps brevis smithi Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Platyceps. ==Reproduction==
Reproduction
P. brevis is oviparous. ==Etymology==
Etymology
The subspecific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith. ==References==
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