Psammophis phillipsii

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

Lectotype: ANSP 5112, ♀ [designated by Broadley (1977: 24)]

Type locality: “Liberia, West coast of Africa”.

Psammophis regularis Sternfeld, 1908: 412 [synonymized by Loveridge (1940: 42)]

Syntypes: ZMB 11230, 20367, 5888117.

Type locality: “Kamerun, Togo”.

Hallowell, E. 1844. Description of new species of African reptiles. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2: 169–172. BHL
Sternfeld, R. [1907] 1908. Die Schlangenfauna von Kamerun. Mit einer Bestimmungstabelle. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 3(4): 397–432. BHL Reference page.
Broadley, D.G. 1977. A review of the genus Psammophis in southern Africa (Serpentes: Colubridae). Arnoldia 8(12): 1–29.

English: Olive Grass Racer, Phillips’ Sand Snake

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