Psammophis angolensis
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Elapoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species:
Name
- Psammophis angolensis (Bocage, 1872)
Holotype: MB, collected by F.A.P. Bayão on 1868. [destroyed by fire 18 March 1978]
Type locality: “Dondo (intérieur d’Angola)”.
Combinations
- Amphiophis angolensis Bocage, 1872: 82 [original combination]
- Psammophis angolensis — Boulenger, 1896: 170 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Bocage, J.V.B. 1872. Diagnoses de quelques espéces nouvelles de Reptiles d'Afrique occidentale. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes 4: 72–82. 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., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Psammophis angolensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 October 2018.
Vernacular names
- English: Dwarf Sand Snake