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
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species: Psammophis mossambicus

Name

Psammophis mossambicus Peters, 1882

Lectotype: ZMB 2468A collected by W.C.H. Peters between June 1843–August 1847.[designated by Broadley (2002: 96)]

Type locality: “Insel Mossambique [=Mozambique Island]”.

Combinations

  • Psammophis sibilans var. mossambica Peters, 1882: 122 [original combination]
  • Psammophis mossambicus — Branch, 1998: 92 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

  • 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. 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Olive Grass Snake
hts: Itchakwa-ko
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