GENUS: PSAMMOPHIS

Species Midbody
scale
rows 		Ventrals Paired
/Single
Sub-
Caudals 		Total
Sub-
Caudals 		Anal
Shield
Divided/
Entire 		No of
Upper
Labials 		No of
Upper
Labials
entering
the eye 		No of
Pre-
Oculars 		No of
Post-
Oculars 		Lower
labials 		Temporals
Psammophis angolensis 11 135-156 P 57-82 D 8
(6;7/9)		 4+5
variable		 1
(2)		 2
(3)		 8~
(7/9)		 1+2
(1+1/2+2)
Psammophis brevirostris brevirostris 17 146-167 P 79-108 D 8
(7/9)		 4+5
variable		 1 2 10
(9/11)		 1/2+3
Psammophis brevirostris leopardinus 17 151-174 P 72-109 D 8 4+5 1 2 10
(8;9/11)
variable
Psammophis crucifer 15
(17)		 136-165 P 61-81 D 8
(7/9)		 4+5
(3-4;5-6)		 1 2
(3)		 9
(10)		 2+2;2+3
variable
Psammophis jallae 15 154-175 P 84-112 D 7
(6/8)		 3+4
variable		 1 2
(1)		 9
(8/10)		 2+2
(1+2/2+1)
Psammophis leightoni leightoni 17 155-161 P 92-97 D 8 4+5 1 2 10
(9/11)
variable
Psammophis leightoni namibensis 17 167-187 P 94-112 D 8 4+5 1 2 10
(9/11)
variable
Psammophis leightoni trinasalis 17 150-175 P 84-120 D 8
(7/9)		 4+5
(3+4/5+6)		 1
(2)		 2
(3)		 10
(9/11)		 2+2;2+3
Psammophis mossambicus 17 151-183 P 82-110 D 8
(6;7/9)		 4+5
variable		 1 2 10
(9/11)		 1/2+3
Psammophis notostictus 17 155-183 P 80-107 E(D) 8
(6/7)		 4+5
(3+4)		 2
(3)		 2
(3)		 9-12 2+2
variable
Psammophis subtaeniatus orientalis 17 148-170 P 94-116 D 8 4+5 1
(2)		 2
(3)		 10
(9/11)		 2+2;2+3
(1+2)
Psammophis subtaeniatus subtaeniatus 17 155-181 P 106-132 D 9
(8/10)		 4-6
variable		 1
(2)		 2
(3)		 10
(9/11)		 2+2;2+3
(1+2)
Psammophis trigrammus 17 183-197 P 132-155 D 9
(8/10)		 5+6
variable		 2
(1/3)		 2 10-11 1+1;1+2;2+2
variable

NOTE: ( ) = Rarely + = And / = Or * = Scales around the eye

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Copyright: Séan Thomas & Eugene Griessel - Dec 1999.