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Psammophis

Wikipedia Abstract

Psammophis is a genus of colubrid snakes currently comprising 34 species found in Africa and Asia. Psammophis are diurnal and prey on lizards and rodents which they actively hunt. All species in the genus are venomous, and the venom is considered mild and not dangerous to humans.
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Species

Psammophis aegyptius (Attributes)
Psammophis afroccidentalis
Psammophis angolensis (Dwarf Sand Snake)
Psammophis ansorgii (Link-marked Sand Racer)
Psammophis biseriatus (Two-striped Sand Racer) (Attributes)
Psammophis brevirostris (Short-snouted Grass Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis condanarus (Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis crucifer (Cross-marked Or Montane Grass Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis elegans (Elegant Sand Racer) (Attributes)
Psammophis indochinensis (Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis jallae (Jalla's Sand Snake)
Psammophis leightoni (Cape Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis leithii (Pakistani Ribbon snake, Pakistan Sand Racer)
Psammophis leopardinus (Leopard Grass Snake, Leopard Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis lineatus (Lined Olympic Snake, Striped Swamp Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis lineolatus (Steppe Ribbon Racer)
Psammophis longifrons (Long Sand Racer)
Psammophis mossambicus (Olive Whip Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis namibensis (Namib Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis notostictus (Karoo Sand Snake Or Whip Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis orientalis (Stripe-bellied Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis phillipsii (Olive Grass Racer, PhillipsÂ’ Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis praeornatus (Ornate Olympic Snake)
Psammophis pulcher (Beautiful sand snake)
Psammophis punctulatus (Speckled Sand Racer, Sand snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis rukwae (Rukwa Sand Racer) (Attributes)
Psammophis schokari (Schokari Sand Racer) (Attributes)
Psammophis sibilans (Striped Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis spec
Psammophis subtaeniatus (Stripe-bellied Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis sudanensis (Attributes)
Psammophis tanganicus (Western Link-marked Sand Racer) (Attributes)
Psammophis trigrammus (Western Sand Snake)
Psammophis trinasalis (Schokari Sand Racer, Forskal Sand Snake) (Attributes)
Psammophis turpanensis
Psammophis zambiensis (Zambian Whip Snake)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0