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Name - Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902

Name Details

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:3761941 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

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Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Animalia (Kingdom)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
Reptilia (Class)
Lepidosauria (Subclass)
Squamata (Order)
Serpentes (Suborder)
Colubridae (Family)

References

Original Description Reference

  • Description of a new Snake of the genus Psammophis, from Cape Colony. Proceedings of the Zoological Society i 1902: p. 126. [Zoological Record Volume 39]

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Zoological Record

Recent Publications

  • Description of a new Snake of the genus Psammophis, from Cape Colony.
  • A division of the African genus Psammophis Boie, 1825 into 4 genera and four further subgenera (Serpentes: Psammophiinae).
  • Psammophis leightoni Boulenger, 1902. Cape sand snake; Cape whip snake.
  • Stable climate corridors promote gene flow in the Cape sand snake species complex (Psammophiidae).

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