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African Beauty Snake

Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Psammophis sibilans
Species recognized by Egypt Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cyprus Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ghana Species List, Israel Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kenya Species List, Liberia Species List, Mali Species List, Namibia Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Senegal Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Somalia Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, wikipedia EU, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia ET, NCBI, Hone et al 2013, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Mozambique Species List
Psammophis sibilans Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk and ReptileDB
Psammophis sibilans
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia FR, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Coluber sibilans Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Coluber auritus Geoffroy DE St-Hilaire 1829
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Coluber auritus Geoffroy De Sthilaire 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Coluber moniliger Daudin 1803
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Coluber sibilans Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Psammophis sibilans sibilans
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Psammophis sibilans sibilans Loveridge 1955
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Psammophis breviceps Peters 1881
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Psammophis brevirostris
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Psammophis moniliger var. hierosolymitana Jan 1870
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Psammophis sibilans brevirostris
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Psammophis sibilans brevirostris (Peters 1881)
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Psammophis sibilans
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Psammophis sibilans var. intermedius Fischer 1884
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Psammophis subtaeniatus var. sudanensis Werner 1919
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Psammophis sudanensis
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Coluber auritus Geoffroy De St-Hilaire 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Coluber gemmatus Shaw 1802
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Coluber lacrymans
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Coluber moniliger Daudin 1803
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Coluber sibilans Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Coluber sibilans Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Psammophis sibilans var. intermedius Fischer 1884
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

African Beauty Snake preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Hissing Sand Snake
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Leopard Grass Snake
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Leopard Sand Snake
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Striped Sand Snake
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
brevirostris
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB

Arabic

ابو السيور preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk

German

Gestreifte Sandrennatter preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB

Curated hierarchies for Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Psammophiinae
Psammophis H. Boie ex Fitzinger 1826
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis M. A. Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Elapoidea
Psammophiidae
Psammophis
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis afroccidentalis Trape, Böhme & Mediannikov 2019
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1890
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes & Wade 2002

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Lamprophiidae
Psammophis
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus Duméril & Bibron 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskål 1775)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Lamprophiidae
Psammophis H. Boie 1826
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus Duméril & Bibron 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Psammophiinae Dowling 1967
Psammophis H. Boie ex Fitzinger 1826
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis M. A. Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Psammophiidae
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Dipsina multimaculata (A. Smith 1847)
Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii (Peters 1878)
Hemirhagerrhis kelleri Boettger 1893
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia (Günther 1864)
Hemirhagerrhis viperina (Boocage 1873)
Kladirostratus togoensis (Matschie 1893)
Malpolon insignitus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1827)
Malpolon monspessulanus (Hermann 1804)
Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier 1867)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1836)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsi (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskål 1775)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002
Psammophylax acutus (Günther 1888)
Psammophylax ocellatus Bocage 1873
Psammophylax rhombeatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophylax tritaeniatus (Günther 1868)
Psammophylax variabilis Günther 1893
Rhagerhis moilensis (Reuss 1834)
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Reinhardt 1843)
Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters 1854
Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus (Fischer 1884)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Colubroidea
Lamprophiidae
Psammophiinae
Psammophis
Psammophis sibilans (this page)
Psammophis aegyptius
Psammophis afroccidentalis
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis biseriatus
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis condanarus
Psammophis crucifer
Psammophis elegans
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis leightoni
Psammophis leopardinus
Psammophis lineatus
Psammophis lineolatus
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis namibensis
Psammophis notostictus
Psammophis orientalis
Psammophis phillipsii
Psammophis praeornatus
Psammophis punctulatus
Psammophis rukwae
Psammophis schokari
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophis sudanensis
Psammophis tanganicus
Psammophis trigrammus
unclassified Psammophis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Lamprophiidae
Psammophiinae
Psammophis
Psammophis sibilans (this page)
Psammophis aegyptius
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis ansorgii
Psammophis biseriatus
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis cerasogaster
Psammophis condanarus
Psammophis crucifer
Psammophis elegans
Psammophis indochinensis
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis leightoni
Psammophis leithii
Psammophis leopardinus
Psammophis lineatus
Psammophis lineolatus
Psammophis longifrons
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis namibensis
Psammophis notostictus
Psammophis occidentalis
Psammophis orientalis
Psammophis phillipsi
Psammophis phillipsii
Psammophis praeornatus
Psammophis pulcher
Psammophis punctulatus
Psammophis rukwae
Psammophis schokari
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophis sudanensis
Psammophis tanganicus
Psammophis trigrammus
Psammophis trinasalis
Psammophis turpanensis
Psammophis zambiensis
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