Psammophis sibilans

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 sibilans

Name

Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Holotype: UUZM 42 (formerly MP 30).
  • Type locality: “Asia” in error, corrected to “Africa” by Anderson (1898: 305) and Flower (1933: 824), restricted to “Egypt” by Loveridge (1953: 274).

Combinations

  • Coluber sibilans Linnaeus, 1758: 222 [original combination]
  • Natrix sibilans — Merrem, 1820: 114 [subsequent combination]
  • Psammophis sibilans — Boie, 1827: 547 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Coluber gemmatus Shaw, 1802: 539
    • Type locality: not stated.
  • Coluber moniliger Daudin, 1803: 69
    • Type locality: not stated.
  • Coluber auritus Geoffroy de St-Hilaire, 1829: 147
    • Type locality: “Egypte”.
  • Psammophis lacrymans Reuss, 1834: 139
    • Type locality: “Tor District, Arabia” [= Tor, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt].

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
  • Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 
  • Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg, 1820. 1te Lieferung, Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20(6): 508–566. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gestreifte Sandrennatter
English: Egyptian Hissing Sand Snake
українська: Піщана змія свистяча
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