Psammophis schokari
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| Psammophis schokari (Forskal, 1775) |
Schokari Sand Racer Psammophis schokari is a species of snake found in parts of Asia and Africa.
[edit] Distribution
NW India, Afghanistan (Leviton 1959: 461), Pakistan, S Turkmenistan, Western Sahara ?, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Syria, Iraq, Iran (Kavir desert), Yemen
Type locality: Yemen
Psammophis schokari aegyptius has been elevated to species status.
[edit] References
- Forskål,P. 1775 Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere Orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Mölleri, Hauniae, xxxiv + 164 pp.
- Marx,H. 1988 The colubrid snake, Psammophis schokari, from the Arabian Peninsula. Fieldiana Zool. New Ser. 40 (1383): 1-16
[edit] External links
- Psammophis schokari at the TIGR Reptile Database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Psammophis_schokari.jpg
- http://www.podarcis.nl/downloads/2001/2/eng/OmanDeel422001Eng.pdf
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