Psammophis sibilans

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psammophis sibilans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 October 2022.
• Joger, U., Mateo, J.A., Baha El Din, S., Beraduccii, J., Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2021. IUCN: Psammophis sibilans  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T184066A1747190. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T184066A1747190.en. Accessed on 28 October 2022.

Vernacular names

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

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