Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Trape, Jean François, David, Patrick, Ohler, Annemarie, Dubois, Alain & Glitho, Isabelle Adolé, 2011, The snake fauna of Togo: systematics, distribution and biogeography, with remarks on selected taxonomic problems, Zoosystema 33 (3), pp. 325-360 : 346

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547198
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7FC4E-C028-6E64-FF74-FD956EC2E3A7
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel, 1837)
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MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 6 specimens ( MNHN 2006.2207 View Materials , Yo [Agome Yo]; MRAC 29658 View Materials , MRAC 29665 View Materials , Borgou; MRAC 29464 View Materials , Aledjo ; GHS-W 1010, Sodo Zion ; T 227 , Bafilo ) .

MORPHOLOGY. — TL of our specimens from 480 to 640 mm; 15 MSR smooth; 172-197 Ven, smooth; 108-128 Sc, paired; anal divided but entire in specimen MNHN 2006.2207; 8-9 supralabials; 9-10 infralabials; 1 preocular; 2 postoculars; temporal scale formula 1 + 2 + 3.

DISTRIBUTION. — This species is widespread throughout the country but is more common in the savannah area. It had previously been cited from Togo by Sternfeld (1908b, 1909: 21) from Mango, Loveridge (1940) and Hulselmans et al. (1970, 1971).