Psammophylax ocellatus

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: Psammophylax
Species: Psammophylax ocellatus

Name

Psammophylax ocellatus Bocage, 1873: 221

• Holotype: MB, collected by J.A. d'Anchieta.
• Type locality: “l’intérieur de Mossamedes (Gambos)”.

References

Primary references

• Bocage, J.V.B. du 1873. Mélanges erpétologiques. II. Sur quelques Reptiles et Batraciens nouveaux, rares ou peu connus d' Afrique occidentale. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes 4(15): 209–227. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psammophylax ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 December 2019.
• Baptista, N., Conradie, W. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2020. IUCN: Psammophylax ocellatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T150216112A150216507. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T150216112A150216507.en. Accessed on 24 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Angolan Skaapsteker