Psammophis rukwae

Psammophis rukwae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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 Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species: Psammophis rukwae
Subspecies (2): P. r. leucogaster – P. r. rukwae

Psammophis rukwae Broadley, 1966: 3

Holotype: NMSR 4212, ♂.

Type locality: “Kafukola, Rukwa Valley, Tanganyika [=Tanzania] at 2,600 feet”.

Psammophis sibilans rukwae Broadley, 1966: 3 [original combination, as subspecies]
Psammophis rukwae — Broadley, 1977: 2 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Broadley, D.G. 1966. A review of the African Stripe-bellied Sand-snakes of the genus Psammophis. Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 2(36): 1–9. Reference page.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Psammophis rukwae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Deutsch: Rukwa-Sandrennnatter
English: Rukwa Sand Racer
hts: Garaani-ko

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