Psammophis turpanensis

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 turpanensis

Name

Psammophis turpanensis Chen, Liu, Cai, Li, Wu & Guo, 2021: 123

• Holotype: CIB 118224 (field number GXG1504), adult ♀, collected by Jinlong Liu, Minli Chen and Na Wu on 25 September 2020.
• Type locality: “near Aydingkol Lake located in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China (42.70894°N, 89.25705°E, elevation 151 meters below sea level)”.

References

Primary references

• Chen, M.-L., Liu, J.-L., Cai, B., Li, J., Wu, N. & Guo, X.-G. 2021. A new species of Psammophis (Serpentes: Psammophiidae) from the Turpan Basin in northwest China. Zootaxa 4974(1): 116–134. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4974.1.4 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Turpan Sand Snake