Psammophylax

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Psammophylax
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Psammophylax rhombeatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Psammophiidae
Genus: Psammophylax
Fitzinger, 1843

Psammophylax is a genus of snakes of the family Psammophiidae.

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