Psammophylax

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophylax
Species (6): P. kellyi – P. multisquamis – P. ocellatus – P. rhombeatus – P. tritaeniatus – P. variabilis
Name

Psammophylax Fitsinger, 1843
References
Primary references

Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Psammophylax . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 October 2021.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Shaapstekeren
English: Skaapstekers

Psammophylax is a genus of snakes of the family Lamprophiidae.
Species

Psammophylax kellyi Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum, & Edwards, 2019 - Tanzanian grass snake, Tanzanian skaapsteker
Psammophylax multisquamis (Loveridge, 1932) - Kenyan striped skaapsteker
Psammophylax ocellatus (Bocage, 1873) - Angolan skaapsteker
Psammophylax rhombeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - spotted grass snake, spotted skaapsteker, rhombic skaapsteker
Psammophylax tritaeniatus (Günther, 1868) - three-lined grass snake, striped skaapsteker
Psammophylax variabilis Günther, 1893 - grey-bellied grass snake, grey-bellied skaapstekker

References

Genus Psammophylax at The Reptile Database