Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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

Familia: Psammodynastidae
Genus: Psammodynastes
Species: Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Name

Psammodynastes pulverulentus (H. Boie, 1827)

• Lectotype: RMNH 765, collected by H. Boie and H.C. Macklot between December 1825–September 1827. [designated by Inger in Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014: 585)]
• Type locality: “Java”.

Combinations

• Psammophis pulverulenta H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827: 547 [original combination]
• Psammodynastes pulverulentus — Günther, 1858 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg, 1820. 1te Lieferung, Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20(6): 508–566. BHL Reference page. 
• Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page. 

Links

• Wogan, G., Grismer, L., Chan-Ard, T., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Das, A., Agarwal, I., Mohapatra, P., Diesmos, A.C., Delima, E.M., Tampos, G., Gonzalez, J.C., Jose, R., Rusli, N., Iskandar, D., Ghosh, A., Tshewang, S., Limbu, K.P., Khan, M. & Pitogo, K. 2022. IUCN: Psammodynastes pulverulentus  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2021 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T184062A219112572. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T184062A219112572.en. Accessed on 18 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Common Asian Mock Viper