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Psammophis trivirgatus PETERS, 1878

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Higher TaxaPsammophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Speckled Sand Racer, Sand snake 
SynonymPsammophis punctulatus var. trivirgatus PETERS 1878: 206
Psammophis punctulatus trivirgatus — LOVERIDGE 1940: 21
Psammophis punctulatus trivirgatus — PITMAN 1974
Psammophis trivirgatus — LANZA 1988
Psammophis punctulatus trivirgatus — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 27
Psammophis trivirgatus — ŠMÍD et al. 2023 
DistributionSomalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, S South Sudan, Tanzania

Type locality: Teita, Kenya.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: unlocated 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (554 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSee also P. punctulatus. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin tri = three and Latin virgatus (striped) for three-striped. Apparently after the three lines that run along its body. 
References
  • Broadley, D. G. & HOWELL, K. M. 1991. A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus 1: 1—70
  • Peters,W.C.H. 1878. Über die von Hrn. J. M. Hildebrandt während seiner letzten ostafrikanischen Reise gesammelten Säugethiere und Amphibien. Mber. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1878: 194-209 - get paper here
  • Pitman,C.R.S. 1974. A guide to the snakes of Uganda. Codicote, Wheldon & Wesley, L., 290 pp.
  • Šmíd J, Fernández SM, Elmi HSA, Mazuch T 2023. Diversity of Sand Snakes (Psammophiidae, Psammophis) in the Horn of Africa, with the description of a new species from Somalia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 99(2): 345-361 - get paper here
 
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