Psammophiidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
elapoid snakes
Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joi ...
. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the
Lamprophiidae
The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found throughout much of Africa, including the Seychelles. There are 89 species as of July 2022.
Biology
Lamprophiids are a very diverse group of snakes. Many are terrestrial but some are fossorial (e.g. ...
, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.
Genera
It contains 8
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
:
* ''
Dipsina''
Jan, 1862
* ''
Hemirhagerrhis
''Hemirhagerrhis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Psammophiidae.
Geographic range
The genus ''Hemirhagerrhis'' is endemic to Africa.
Species
The genus ''Hemirhagerrhis'' contains four species which are recognized as being valid.. www.repti ...
''
Boettger, 1893
* ''
Kladirostratus''
Conradie, Keates & Edwards, 2019
* ''
Malpolon
''Malpolon'' is a genus of snakes, containing the following species:
*''Malpolon insignitus'' (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) – eastern Montpellier snake
*''Malpolon moilensis'' (Reuss, 1834) – False cobra
*''Malpolon monspessulanus'' (Hermann ...
''
Fitzinger, 1826
* ''
Mimophis''
Günther, 1868
* ''
Psammophis
''Psammophis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Psammophiidae. The genus comprises 33 species, which are found in Africa and Asia.. www.reptile-database.org. ''Psammophis'' are diurnal and prey on lizards and rodents which they actively hunt. ...
''
Fitzinger, 1826
* ''
Psammophylax''
Fitzinger, 1843
* ''
Rhamphiophis''
Peters, 1854
References
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Psammophiidae