Psammophis namibensis Broadley, 1975

Santos, Bruna S., Marques, Mariana P., Bauer, Aaron M. & Ceríaco, Luis M. P., 2021, Herpetological results of Francisco Newton’s Zoological Expedition to Angola (1903 – 1906): a taxonomic revision and new records of a forgotten collection, Zootaxa 5028 (1), pp. 1-80 : 32

Psammophis namibensis Broadley, 1975

Material (one specimen): One adult specimen (MHNCUP/ REP 172 , formerly UP-MHNFCP-094983; Fig. S67 ), collected from unknown locality, date unknown .

Comments: Psammophis namibensis is found in the arid regions of southwestern Africa, namely southwestern Angola to western Namibia and Northern Cape Province in South Africa ( Marques et al. 2018). P. namibensis was initially described by Broadley (1975) as a subspecies of Psammophis leightoni Boulenger, 1902 but was eventually given full species status ( Broadley 2002), however, Taft’s (2018) Master’s thesis found P. namibensis to be a synonym. Ferreira did not cite this specimen but identified it as P. sibilans .

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FIGURE S67. Specimen of Psammophis namibensis (MHNCUP/REP 172), from unknown locality. Photo by Bruna Santos.