Psammophis elegans

Psammophis elegans
A long brown snake on sand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Psammophis elegans
(Shaw, 1802)[2]
Subspecies
  • Psammophis elegans elegans (Shaw, 1802)
  • Psammophis elegans univittatus Perret, 1961
Synonyms

Coluber elegans Shaw, 1802

Psammophis elegans, the elegant sand racer, is a species of psammophiid snake. It is found in tropical Africa.

The species is diurnal, and mainly hunts lizards.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Rödel, M.-O.; Luiselli, L. (2021). "Psammophis elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T13300358A13300367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13300358A13300367.en. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Shaw, George (1802). General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol. 3 (part 2). p. 536.


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