Philodryas psammophidea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Philodryas
Species: Philodryas psammophidea

Name

• Philodryas psammophidea Günther, 1872: 23

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.79, ♀.

Type locality: “Tucuman”, Argentina.

Synonyms

• Philodryas borellii Peracca, 1897: 14

Syntypes (2): MZUT R226, ♂, R550, ♀.

Type locality: “regione Las Concas fra Tala e Gnaichipà, prov. di Salta (Argentina)” and “San Paolo”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1872. Seventh account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 4, 9: 13–37. BHL
• Peracca, M.G. 1897. Viaggio del Dott. Alfredo Borelli nel Chaco Boliviano e nella Repubblica Argentina. Rettili ed anfibi (In Italian). Bolletino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino 12(274): 1–19. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Philodryas psammophidea. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 December 2018.
• Embert, D. 2010. IUCN: Philodryas psammophidea  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T177437A7436338. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177437A7436338.en

Vernacular names

English: Günther's Green Racer