Psammodynastes pictus

Psammodynastes pictus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Psammodynastidae
Genus: Psammodynastes
Species: Psammodynastes pictus

Name

Psammodynastes pictus Günther, 1858: 251

• Syntypes (n=4): BMNH 1946.1.8.54–55, two ♂, collected by E. Belcher between 1843–1847 and BMNH 1946.1.8.56 and BMNH 1946.1.9.88, two ♀, collected by T.S.B. Raffles between 1805–1824.
• Type locality: “Borneo” and “India”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Psammodynastes pictus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 February 2020.
• Iskandar, D., Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2021. IUCN: Psammodynastes pictus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T184061A1746281. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T184061A1746281.en. Accessed on 31 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Mock Viper