Psammophis phillipsii
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species:
Name
- Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell, 1844)
Lectotype: ANSP 5112, ♀ [designated by Broadley (1977: 24)]
Type locality: “Liberia, West coast of Africa”.
Combinations
- Coluber phillipsii Halloowell, 1844: 169 [original combination]
- Psammophis phillipsii — Hallowell, 1854: 100 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
Syntypes: ZMB 11230, 20367, 5888117.
Type locality: “Kamerun, Togo”.
References
Primary references
- 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.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Psammophis phillipsii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 April 2018.
- IUCN: Psammophis phillipsii (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
- English: Olive Grass Racer, Phillips’ Sand Snake