Psammophis rukwae

Familia: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species:
Subspecies (2): P. r. leucogaster – P. r. rukwae

Psammophis rukwae Broadley, 1966: 3

Holotype: NMSR 4212, ♂.

Type locality: “Kafukola, Rukwa Valley, Tanganyika [=Tanzania] at 2,600 feet”.

• Psammophis sibilans rukwae Broadley, 1966: 3 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Psammophis rukwae — Broadley, 1977: 2 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

• Broadley, D.G. 1966. A review of the African Stripe-bellied Sand-snakes of the genus Psammophis. Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 2(36): 1–9. Reference page. 

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Psammophis rukwae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

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