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Psammophis aegyptius MARX, 1958

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Higher TaxaPsammophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymPsammophis aegyptius MARX 1958: 194
Psammophis schokari aegyptius — KRAMER & SCHNURRENBERGER 1963
Psammophis aegyptius — WERNER 1985
Psammophis schokari aegyptius — BRANDSTÄTTER 1996
Psammophis aegyptius — SCHLEICH, KÄSTLE & KABISCH 1996: 513
Psammophis aegyptius —TRAPE & MANÉ 2006: 146
Psammophis aegyptius — WALLACH et al. 2014: 575
Psammophis aegyptius — BAR et al. 2021 
DistributionSE Algeria, S Egypt, Libya, Israel, Niger, Chad, Sudan (Jumhūriyyat)

Type locality: Siwa, Siwa Oasis, Western Desert Governorate, Egypt.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: FMNH 75092. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A Psammophis with a stripe on the side of the head, running through the eye; belly finely punctulated; males with 188-199 ventrals and 17-19 scale rows at mid-body (from MARX 1958).


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CommentDistribution: For a map see Sindaco et al. 2013 and Bar et al. 2021. 
EtymologyNamed after its distribution in Egypt. 
References
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  • Marx,H. 1958. Egyptian snakes of the genus Psammophis. Fieldiana: Zoology 39: 191-200 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Amos Belmaker, Daniel Berkowic, Kesem Kazes, Erez Maza, Guy Bar-Oz and Roi Dor 2019. A checklist of Israeli land vertebrates. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution - get paper here
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