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Psammophylax multisquamis (LOVERIDGE, 1932)

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Higher TaxaPsammophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Kenyan striped skaapsteker 
SynonymTrimerorhinus tritaeniatus multisquamis LOVERIDGE 1932: 84
Trimerorhinus tritaeniatus multisquamis — LOVERIDGE 1936: 36
Psammophylax tritaeniatus multisquamis — LAURENT 1956: 234
Psammophylax variabilis multisquamis — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 27
Psammophylax multisquamis — SPAWLS et al. 2001
Psammophylax multisquamis — CIMATTI 2006
Psammophylax multisquamis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 582
Psammophylax multisquamis — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 442 
DistributionEthiopia (Highlands), Kenya, N Tanzania, with a relict population in N Rwanda;

Type locality: Nairobi, Kenya.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 18213, female 
DiagnosisDiagnosis. “Differs from the typical form in its more numerous ventral scales which may be contrasted thus:
(1) Ventrals 145 to 163 (Günther's counts of 157-169 for the types of T. variabilis are erroneous and should read 155-159); subcaudals 51 to 65 (based on 55 specimens). Range-Africa south of the Central Railway of Tanganyika Territory: T. t. tritaeniatus.
(2) Ventrals 162 to 183; subcaudals 54 to 66 (based on 43 specimens). Range—East Africa north of the Central Railway of Tanganyika Territory: T. t. multisquamis.” (Loveridge 1932: 84) 
Comment 
References
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