Egyptian Sand Snake
Psammophis aegyptius
Psammophis aegyptius, commonly known as the Saharan sand snake or Egyptian sand snake, is a species of highly agile, diurnal reptiles belonging to the family Psammophiidae. Originally described by herpetologist Hymen Marx in 1958, it was historically classified as a subspecies of Psammophis schokari before genetic testing confirmed it as a distinct, valid species.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28995.