Psammophis namibensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species: Psammophis namibensis

Name

• Psammophis namibensis Broadley, 1975: 9

Holotype: TMP 37093, adult ♀, collected by W.D. Haacke on 12 May 1969.

Type locality: “Harus in the Uri-Hauchab Mountains, Diamond Area No. 2, South West Africa”.

Combinations

• Psammophis leightoni namibensis Broadley, 1975: 9 [orginal combination, as subspecies]
• Psammophis namibensis — Broadley, 2002: 91 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1975. A review of Psammophis leightoni and Psammophis notostictus in southern Africa (Serpentes: Colubridae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 7(13): 1–17. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Broadley, D.G. 2002. A review of the species of Psammophis Boie found south of latitude 12°S (Serpentes: Psammophiinae). African Journal of Herpetology 51(2): 83–119. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2002.9635466 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Psammophis namibensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Namib Sand Snake