Indochinese sand snake (Psammophis indochinensis)

Species of Thailand

Indochinese sand snake

Psammophis indochinensis

Malcolm Arthur Smith, 1943

In Thai: งูม่านทอง, ngu man thong

Psammophis indochinensis, also known as the Indo-Chinese sand snake, is a species of snake in the family Psammophiidae. Its conservation status is of "least concern". It is found at low elevations in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Psammophis
Species: Psammophis indochinensis

Common names

Thai: งูม่านทอง, ngu man thong

Synonyms

Taphrometopon indochinensis, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
Psammophis condanarus indochinensis, Amanda M. Cottone & Aaron Matthew Bauer (2009)
Psammophis indochinensis, Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)
Psammophis indochinensis, Patrick David et al. (2004)
Psammophis indochinensis, Olivier S.G. Pauwels et al. (2003)
Psammophis indochinensis, Barry Hughes (1999)
Psammophis condanarus indochinensis, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
Psammophis condanarus indochinensis, Edward Harrison Taylor (1965)
Psammophis condanarus indochinensis, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

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Psammophis indochinensis - Mueang Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi

Distribution map of Indochinese sand snake, Psammophis indochinensis in Thailand — Range map of Psammophis indochinensis in Thailand

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