Psammophis zambiensis

Taxonavigation

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 zambiensis

Name

• Psammophis zambiensis Hughes & Wade, 2002: 75

Holotype: BMNH 1959.1.1.81 (formerly IRSNB), ♀, collected by H.J. Bredo between 1943–1944.

Type locality: supposedly from “Abercorn [= Mbala]” (in error); probably from “Mweru Wantipa”, Mporokoso District, N Northern Province, Zambia, fide Vesey-FitzGerald in Hughes & Wade (2002: 79).

References

Primary references

• Hughes, B. & Wade, E. 2002. On the African leopard whip snake, Psammophis leopardinus Bocage, 1887 (Serpentes, Colubridae), with the description of a new species from Zambia. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Zoological series 68(2): 75–81. DOI: 10.1017/S0968047002000080 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psammophis zambiensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Zambian Whip Snake