Psammophis leightoni

Psammophis leightoni

Taxonavigation

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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 leightoni

Name

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Psammophis leightoni Boulenger, 1902: 126

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.8.27, collected by G. Leighton.
  • Type locality: “Eerste River Station, 21 miles east of Cape Town, Cape Colony”.

Synonyms

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  • Psammophis sibilans trinasalis Werner, 1902: 340 [synonymised by Taft, Maritz & Tolley (2022: 66)]
    • Lectotype: ZFMK 30503, ♂, collected by F. Werner on 1900. [designated by Elzen (1980: 343)]
    • Type locality: “Windhoek, Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika [=Namibia]”.
  • Psammophis leightoni namibensis Broadley, 1975: 9 [synonymised by Taft, Maritz & Tolley (2022: 66)]
    • Holotype: TMP 37093, adult ♀, collected by W.D. Haacke on 12 May 1969.
    • Type locality: “Harus in the Uri-Hauchab Mountains, Diamond Area No. 2, South West Africa”.

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Vernacular names

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English: Cape Sand Snake