Psammophis sibilans

Psammophis sibilans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophis
Species:
P. sibilans
Binomial name
Psammophis sibilans
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Coluber sibilans Linnaeus, 1758
  • Coluber gemmatus Shaw, 1802
  • Coluber moniliger Daudin, 1803
  • Natrix sibilans Merrem, 1820
  • Coluber auritus Geoffroy de St-Hilaire, 1829
  • Psammophis lacrymans Reuss, 1834

Psammophis sibilans, commonly known as the hissing sand snake or Egyptian hissing sand snake, is a snake from the family Psammophiidae. The species found across Northeast Africa.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Striped Sand Snake (Psammophis sibilans)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Psammophis sibilans (LINNAEUS, 1758)". The Reptile Database.