Psammophis longifrons

Psammophis longifrons

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida 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 longifrons

Name

Psammophis longifrons Boulenger, 1890: 366

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.8.44, collected by R.H. Beddome between 1857–1882.
• Type locality: “Cuddapah Hills, British India”.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Mohapatra, P., Kulkarni, N.U., Thakur, S. & Deepak, V. 2013. IUCN: Psammophis longifrons  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172688A1367315. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172688A1367315.en

Vernacular names

English: Stout Sand Snake