Psammophis jallae

Psammophis jallae

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 jallae

Name

• Psammophis jallae Peracca, 1896: 2

Syntypes (2): MZUT 1633 and MZUT 1871 (formerly MZUT 1823a–b), collected by L. Jalla.

Type locality: “Strada da Kazungula a Buluwaio, Zambese [=Zimbabwe]”.

References

Primary references

• Peracca, M.G. 1896. Rettili ed anfibi reccolti a Kazungula e sulla strada da Kazungula a Buluwaio dal Rev. Luigi Jalla, Missionario Valdese nell’alto Zambese (In Italian). Bolletino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino 11(255): 1–5. BHL Reference page. 

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. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psammophis jallae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 October 2018.
• IUCN: Psammophis jallae  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Jalla's Sand Snake

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