What family does Psammophis schokari (Forskal, 1775) belong to?

Psammophis schokari (Forskal, 1775) (Psammophis schokari (Forskal, 1775)) belongs to the family Psammophiidae, order null, in the kingdom Animalia. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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How to Identify Psammophis schokari (Forskal, 1775) | Species ID Guide

Q: How to identify Psammophis schokari (Forskal, 1775)?

Psammophis schokari, the Schokari sand racer, is a psammophiid snake found in parts of Asia and Africa.

About Psammophis schokari (Forskal, 1775)

Nomenclature and Common Names

The Schokari sand racer, also called the Forskal sand snake, has the scientific name Psammophis schokari (Forskal, 1775), and is a species of psammophiid snake found in parts of Asia and Africa.

Related Species Taxonomy

Psammophis aegyptius was sometimes treated as a subspecies of Psammophis schokari, but it is currently recognized as a full separate species.

Genus Classification History

While many people commonly refer to snakes in the genus Psammophis as colubrids, this classification is now known to be incorrect.

Family Reclassification

Members of this genus were historically placed in the Colubridae family, but improved modern understanding of snake group relationships has led herpetologists to reclassify Psammophis and its close relatives into the family Lamprophiidae.

Family Phylogenetic Relationship

This family is more closely related to Elapidae than to Colubridae.

Recorded Distribution Locations

This species has been recorded in the following locations: Northwest India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, south Turkmenistan, Western Sahara, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Syria, Kenya, Iraq, Iran (Kavir Desert), and Yemen.