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Ornate Olympic Snake

Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)

Scientific Names

Alternative Names

Dendrophis praeornatus Schlegel 1837
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Chrysopelea praeornata
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Dendrophis praeornatus Schlegel 1837
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Dromophis praeornatus
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and NCBI
Oxyrhopus praeornatus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Philodendros praeornata
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Psammophis praeornatus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Dendrophis praeornatus Schlegel 1837
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dendrophis praeornatus Schlegel 1837
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Dendrophis praeornatus Schlegel 1837
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dromophis praeornatus var. gribinguiensis Angel 1921
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Philodendrus
Synonym according to ReptileDB

Preferred Names

Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dromophis praeornatus
Species recognized by Benin Species List, Ghana Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Senegal Species List, Togo Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Psammophis praeornatus
Species recognized by wikipedia EU and NCBI
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Psammophis praeornatus Schlegel 1837
Recognized by ReptileDB
Dendrophis praeornatus
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Dromophis praeornatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Psammophis praeornatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Common Names

English

Ornate Olympic Snake preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Danish

Pragt-olympiasnog preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Portuguese

Cobra-olímpica-ornada preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Curated hierarchies for Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Psammophiinae
Psammophis H. Boie ex Fitzinger 1826
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837) (this page)
Psammophis praeornatus gribinguiensis (Angel 1921)
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis M. A. Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Elapoidea
Psammophiidae
Psammophis
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837) (this page)
Psammophis praeornatus gribinguiensis (Angel 1921)
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis afroccidentalis Trape, Böhme & Mediannikov 2019
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1890
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes & Wade 2002

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837) (this page)
Psammophis praeornatus gribinguiensis (Angel 1921)
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis M. A. Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837) (this page)
Psammophis praeornatus gribinguiensis (Angel 1921)
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis M. A. Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Lamprophiidae
Psammophis H. Boie 1826
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837) (this page)
Psammophis praeornatus gribinguiensis (Angel 1921)
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus Duméril & Bibron 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Life
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Reptilia
Squamata
Serpentes
Psammophiidae
Psammophis
Psammophis praeornatus (this page)
Psammophis praeornatus gribinguiensis
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus
Psammophis aegyptius
Psammophis afroccidentalis
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis ansorgii
Psammophis biseriatus
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis condanarus
Psammophis cornusafricae
Psammophis crucifer
Psammophis elegans
Psammophis indochinensis
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis leightoni
Psammophis leithii
Psammophis leopardinus
Psammophis lineatus
Psammophis lineolatus
Psammophis longifrons
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis notostictus
Psammophis orientalis
Psammophis phillipsii
Psammophis pulcher
Psammophis punctulatus
Psammophis rukwae
Psammophis schokari
Psammophis sibilans
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophis sudanensis
Psammophis tanganicus
Psammophis trigrammus
Psammophis turpanensis
Psammophis zambiensis

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Psammophiinae Dowling 1967
Psammophis H. Boie ex Fitzinger 1826
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837) (this page)
Psammophis praeornatus gribinguiensis (Angel 1921)
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus (Schlegel 1837)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin 1803)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis M. A. Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1838)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis namibensis Broadley 1975
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis occidentalis Werner 1919
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskal 1775)
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis trinasalis Werner 1902
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Psammophiidae
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel 1837) (this page)
Dipsina multimaculata (A. Smith 1847)
Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii (Peters 1878)
Hemirhagerrhis kelleri Boettger 1893
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia (Günther 1864)
Hemirhagerrhis viperina (Boocage 1873)
Kladirostratus togoensis (Matschie 1893)
Malpolon insignitus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1827)
Malpolon monspessulanus (Hermann 1804)
Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier 1867)
Psammophis aegyptius Marx 1958
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage 1872)
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger 1905
Psammophis biseriatus Peters 1881
Psammophis brevirostris Peters 1881
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820)
Psammophis elegans (Shaw 1802)
Psammophis indochinensis Smith 1943
Psammophis jallae Peracca 1896
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger 1902
Psammophis leithii Günther 1869
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage 1887
Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt 1836)
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger 1896
Psammophis mossambicus Peters 1882
Psammophis notostictus Peters 1867
Psammophis orientalis Broadley 1977
Psammophis phillipsi (Hallowell 1844)
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger 1895
Psammophis punctulatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Psammophis rukwae Broadley 1966
Psammophis schokari (Forskål 1775)
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters 1882
Psammophis sudanensis Werner 1919
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge 1940
Psammophis trigrammus Günther 1865
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes 2002
Psammophylax acutus (Günther 1888)
Psammophylax ocellatus Bocage 1873
Psammophylax rhombeatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Psammophylax tritaeniatus (Günther 1868)
Psammophylax variabilis Günther 1893
Rhagerhis moilensis (Reuss 1834)
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Reinhardt 1843)
Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters 1854
Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus (Fischer 1884)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Colubroidea
Lamprophiidae
Psammophiinae
Psammophis
Psammophis praeornatus (this page)
Psammophis aegyptius
Psammophis afroccidentalis
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis biseriatus
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis condanarus
Psammophis crucifer
Psammophis elegans
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis leightoni
Psammophis leopardinus
Psammophis lineatus
Psammophis lineolatus
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis namibensis
Psammophis notostictus
Psammophis orientalis
Psammophis phillipsii
Psammophis punctulatus
Psammophis rukwae
Psammophis schokari
Psammophis sibilans
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophis sudanensis
Psammophis tanganicus
Psammophis trigrammus
unclassified Psammophis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Lamprophiidae
Psammophiinae
Psammophis
Psammophis praeornatus (this page)
Psammophis praeornatus gribinguiensis
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus
Psammophis aegyptius
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis ansorgii
Psammophis biseriatus
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis cerasogaster
Psammophis condanarus
Psammophis crucifer
Psammophis elegans
Psammophis indochinensis
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis leightoni
Psammophis leithii
Psammophis leopardinus
Psammophis lineatus
Psammophis lineolatus
Psammophis longifrons
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis namibensis
Psammophis notostictus
Psammophis occidentalis
Psammophis orientalis
Psammophis phillipsi
Psammophis phillipsii
Psammophis pulcher
Psammophis punctulatus
Psammophis rukwae
Psammophis schokari
Psammophis sibilans
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophis sudanensis
Psammophis tanganicus
Psammophis trigrammus
Psammophis trinasalis
Psammophis turpanensis
Psammophis zambiensis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Colubridae
Boodontinae
Dromophis
Dromophis praeornatus (this page)
Dromophis lineatus
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