Psammophis subtaeniatus

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

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

Familia: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species: Psammophis subtaeniatus

Name

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  • Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters, 1882

Lectotype: ZMB 9992A, collected by W.C.H. Peters between June 1843–Aug. 1847. [designated by Broadley (1977: 13)]

Type locality: “Tete [=Tette]”, Mozambique.

Combinations

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  • Psammophis moniliger var. subtaeniata Peters, 1882: 121 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Psammophis subtaeniatusBoulenger, 1895: 538 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

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Primary references

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  • Peters, W. 1882. Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät es Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV. in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgefeführt von Wilhelm C. Peters. Zoologie III. Amphibien. Reimer: Berlin. 191 pp.
  • Broadley, D.G. 1977. A review of the genus Psammophis in southern Africa (Serpentes: Colubridae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 8(12): 1–29. Reference page

Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake