Psammophis trigrammus

Psammophis trigrammus

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: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species: Psammophis trigrammus

Name

• Psammophis trigrammus Günther, 1865: 95

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.8.12 (formerly BMNH 1864.7.11.4), ♂, collected by F.F. Monteiro on 1864.

Type locality: “on the banks of the river S. Nicolao (Little Fish Bay, West Africa)”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1865. Fourth account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 3, 15: 89–98. BHL

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. 2025. Psammophis trigrammus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 October 2018.
• IUCN: Psammophis trigrammus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Western Sand Snake

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