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Steppe Ribbon Racer

Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt, 1838)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Steppe Ribbon Racer (Psammophis lineolatus) catch young Trapelus sanguinolentus. Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

Steppe Ribbon Racer (Psammophis lineolatus) catch young Trapelus sanguinolentus. Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Psammophis lineolatus, commonly known as steppe ribbon racer or arrow snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake (not harmful to humans) in the family Lamprophiidae. It is located in northern and central Asia, from north western China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. This snake has not been evaluated for conservation globally, but in Mongolia, it is categorized as Least Concern due to its large range and the fact that no decline in population has been detected.

Wikipedia contributors, Psammophis lineolatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:27:26.935165+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt, 1838)
Name authority
(Brandt, 1838)
Common name
Steppe Ribbon Racer
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Psammophiidae
Genus
Psammophis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
  11. infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
  12. familyPsammophiidae
  13. genusPsammophis
  14. speciesPsammophis lineolatus (Brandt, 1838)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Psammophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Psammophis aegyptius Marx, 1958PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ansorge’s Sand SnakePsammophis ansorgii Boulenger, 1905PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elegant Sand RacerPsammophis elegans (Shaw, 1802)PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Psammophis indochinensis Smith, 1943PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pakistan Sand RacerPsammophis leithii Günther, 1869PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Long Sand RacerPsammophis longifrons Boulenger, 1890PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Beautiful Sand snakePsammophis pulcher Boulenger, 1895PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Egyptian Hissing Sand SnakePsammophis sibilans (Linnaeus, 1758)PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Northern stripe-bellied sand snakePsammophis sudanensis Werner, 1919PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Tanganyika Sand SnakePsammophis tanganicus Loveridge, 1940PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zambian Whip SnakePsammophis zambiensis Hughes & Wade, 2002PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sand SnakePsammophis condanarus (Merrem, 1820)PsammophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 48 records assigned to Psammophiidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Psammophis triticeus Wall, 1912 Wall, 1912synonym
Coluber caspius Lichtenstein, 1823 Lichtenstein, 1823ambiguous synonym
Coluber (Taphrometopon) lineolatus Brandt, 1838 Brandt, 1838synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

East shore of Caspian Sea to S/E Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan,

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Psammophis&species=lineolatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4NCXG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.