Psammophiidae Family
The Malpolon (Malpolon Fitzinger, 1826) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations. This stands out as...
108 species in this family.83 species in this category
Animal (Psammophylax variabilis) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax variabilis variabilis Günther, 1893
African Horn Sand Snake; Subxaanyo [Pronounced Subhanyo] (Psammophis cornusafricae) - Facts & Information
Psammophis cornusafricae Šmíd, Fernández, Abdirahman Elmi & Mazuch, 2023
Animal (Malpolon monspessulanus) - Facts & Information
Malpolon monspessulanus saharatlanticus Geniez, Cluchier & de Haan, 2006
Animal (Psammophis praeornatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis praeornatus praeornatus (Schlegel, 1837)
Dwarf Sand Snake (Psammophis angolensis) - Facts & Information
Psammophis angolensis (Bocage, 1872)
Gestreepte Skaapsteker; Gestreifter Shaapsteker; Striped Grass Snake; Striped Skaapsteker; Three-Lined Grass Snake (Psammophylax tritaeniatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax tritaeniatus (Günther, 1868)
Animal (BOLDAEN) - Facts & Information
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Beaked Skaapsteker; Beaked Skaapstekker; Striped Beaked Snake (Kladirostratus acutus) - Facts & Information
Kladirostratus acutus (Günther, 1888)
Animal (Mimophis mahfalensis) - Facts & Information
Mimophis mahfalensis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867)
Tanganyika Sand Snake; Western Link-Marked Sand Racer (Psammophis tanganicus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis tanganicus Loveridge, 1940
Ornate Olympic Snake (Psammophis praeornatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel, 1837)
Keller'S Bark Snake; Stripe-Bellied Bark Snake; Striped Bark Snake (Hemirhagerrhis kelleri) - Facts & Information
Hemirhagerrhis kelleri Boettger, 1893
Grey-Bellied Grass Snake; Grey-Bellied Skaapsteker; Grey-Bellied Skaapstekker (Psammophylax variabilis) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax variabilis Günther, 1893
Animal (Rhamphiophis Peters) - Facts & Information
Rhamphiophis Peters, 1854
Malpolon (Malpolon Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Malpolon Fitzinger, 1826
Animal (Psammophylax acutus) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax acutus acutus (Günther, 1888)
Animal (Dipsina Jan) - Facts & Information
Dipsina Jan, 1863
Olive Grass Racer; Phillips' Sand Snake; Phillips-Sandrennnatter; Phillips’ Sand Snake; Phillips’ Whip Snake; Psammophis De Phillips (Psammophis phillipsii) - Facts & Information
Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell, 1844)
Animal (BOLDABV) - Facts & Information
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Northern Sharp-Nosed Skaapsteker (Kladirostratus togoensis) - Facts & Information
Kladirostratus togoensis (Matschie, 1893)
Egyptian Hissing Sand Snake; Gestreifte Sandrennatter; Hissing Sand Snake; Psammophis Rayé; Schmuck-Sandrennnatter; Striped Sand Snake (Psammophis sibilans) - Facts & Information
Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leith'S Sand Snake; Pakistan Sand Racer; Pakistani Ribbon Snake (Psammophis leithii) - Facts & Information
Psammophis leithii Günther, 1869
Animal (Psammophis HBoie) - Facts & Information
Psammophis H.Boie, 1826
Couleuvre De Montpellier (La); Eidechsennatter; Hagedisslang; Montpellier Snake; Western Montpellier Snake; Cobra Rateira; Colubro Lacertino; Colubro Lacertino Occidentale; Culebra Bastarda; Ящеричная Змея (Malpolon monspessulanus) - Facts & Information
Malpolon monspessulanus (Hermann, 1804)
Gefleckter Shaapsteker; Rhomben-Skaapsteker; Rhombic Skaapsteker; Spotted Grass Snake; Spotted Skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax rhombeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Couleuvre Maillée; Eastern Montpellier Snake; Jascherochnaya Zmeia; Kelez Ilan; Khvlikichamia Gveli; Colubro Lacertino Orientale; Zmajur; Çukurbaşlı Yılan; Östliche Eidechsennatter; Σαπίτης; Длабокочелен Смок / Малполонов Смок; Ящеричная Змея (Malpolon insignitus) - Facts & Information
Malpolon insignitus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827)
Beautiful Sand Snake; Boulenger'S Sand Racer (Psammophis pulcher) - Facts & Information
Psammophis pulcher Boulenger, 1895
Animal (BOLDADH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Psammophylax Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax Fitzinger, 1843
Cross-Marked Grass Snake; Cross-Marked Whip Snake; Montane Grass Snake; Quergebänderte Sandrennnatter (Psammophis crucifer) - Facts & Information
Psammophis crucifer (Daudin, 1803)
Karoo Sand Snake; Karoo Sand Snake Or Whip Snake; Karoo Whip Snake; Whip Snake (Psammophis notostictus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis notostictus Peters, 1867
Sand Snake; Speckled Sand Racer (Psammophis trivirgatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis trivirgatus Peters, 1878
Moila Snake; Moilanatter; المالبلون المقلنسة / الصل الكاذب (Malpolon moilensis) - Facts & Information
Malpolon moilensis (Reuss, 1834)
Northern Stripe-Bellied Sand Snake; Psammophis Soudanien; Sudanesische Sandrennnatter (Psammophis sudanensis) - Facts & Information
Psammophis sudanensis Werner, 1919
Cape Sand Snake; Cape Whip Snake; Fork-Marked Sand Snake [Trinasalis]; Namib Sand Snake [] (Psammophis leightoni) - Facts & Information
Psammophis leightoni Boulenger, 1902
Gelbbauch-Sandrennnatter; Gestreepte Sandslang; Psammophis À Ventre Ligné; Stripe-Bellied Sand Snake; Western Yellow-Bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters, 1882
Viperine Rock Snake; Western Bark Snake (Hemirhagerrhis viperina) - Facts & Information
Hemirhagerrhis viperina (Bocage, 1873)
Western Beaked Snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) - Facts & Information
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Reinhardt, 1843)
Red Beaked Snake; Red-Spotted Beaked Snake (Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus) - Facts & Information
Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus (Fischer, 1884)
Elegant Sand Racer (Psammophis elegans) - Facts & Information
Psammophis elegans (Shaw, 1802)
Turpan Sand Snake; 吐鲁番花条蛇; 吐鲁番花条蛇 (Tu Lu Fan Hua Tiao She) (Psammophis turpanensis) - Facts & Information
Psammophis turpanensis Chen, Liu, Cai, Li, WU & Guo, 2021
Animal (Kladirostratus acutus) - Facts & Information
Kladirostratus acutus jappi (Broadley, 1971)
Animal (Psammophis rukwae) - Facts & Information
Psammophis rukwae leucogaster Spawls, 1983
Long Sand Racer; Stocky Sand Snake; Stout Sand Snake (Psammophis longifrons) - Facts & Information
Psammophis longifrons Boulenger, 1890
Leopard Grass Snake; Leopard Sand Snake; Leoparden-Sandrennnatter; Psammophis Léopard (Psammophis leopardinus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis leopardinus Bocage, 1887
Rufous Beaked Snake (Rhamphiophis rostratus) - Facts & Information
Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters, 1854
Tanzanian Grass Snake; Tanzanian Skaapsteker (Psammophylax kellyi) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax kellyi Conradie, Keates & Edwards, 2019
Jalla'S Sand Snake (Psammophis jallae) - Facts & Information
Psammophis jallae Peracca, 1896
(South-) Eastern Bark Snake; Eastern Bark Snake; Mopane Snake; South-Eastern Bark Snake; Southeastern Bark Snake (Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia) - Facts & Information
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia (Günther, 1864)
Sand Snake; Sandrennnatter (Psammophis condanarus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis condanarus (Merrem, 1820)
Okh Ilan; Steppe Ribbon Racer; Strela-Zmeja; Sum Mogoi; 花条蛇 (Psammophis lineolatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis lineolatus (Brandt, 1838)
Mosambik-Sandrennnatter; Olive Grass Snake; Olive Whip Snake; Olivenfarbige Sandrennnatter; Psammophis Olivâtre (Psammophis mossambicus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis mossambicus Peters, 1882
Animal (BOLDADW) - Facts & Information
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Saharan Sand Snake (Psammophis aegyptius) - Facts & Information
Psammophis aegyptius Marx, 1958
Eastern Stripe-Bellied Sand Snake; Psammophis Oriental; Östliche Sandrennnatter (Psammophis orientalis) - Facts & Information
Psammophis orientalis Broadley, 1977
Animal (Kladirostratus Conradie) - Facts & Information
Kladirostratus Conradie, Keates & Edwards, 2019
Animal (Psammophylax tritaeniatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax tritaeniatus subniger Laurent, 1956
Western Sand Snake (Psammophis trigrammus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis trigrammus Günther, 1865
Animal (Mimophis occultus) - Facts & Information
Mimophis occultus Ruane, Myers, Lo, Yuen, Welt, Juman, Futterman, Nussbaum, Schneider, Burbrink & Raxworthy, 2017
Animal (BOLDAEB) - Facts & Information
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Eastern Bark Snake; Kenyan Bark Snake; Northern Bark Snake (Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii) - Facts & Information
Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii (Peters, 1878)
Animal (Psammophis punctulatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis punctulatus punctulatus A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril, 1854
Animal (Mimophis Günther) - Facts & Information
Mimophis Günther, 1868
Animal (BOLDAEO) - Facts & Information
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Angola-Shaapsteker; Angolan Skaapsteker (Psammophylax ocellatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax ocellatus Bocage, 1873
Animal (BOLDADI) - Facts & Information
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Gestreifte Sumpfschlange; Gray Grass Snake; Lined Olympic Snake; Striped Swamp Snake (Psammophis lineatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Animal (Rhamphiophis maradiensis) - Facts & Information
Rhamphiophis maradiensis Chirio & Ineich, 1991
Indo-Chinese Sand Snake (Psammophis indochinensis) - Facts & Information
Psammophis indochinensis Smith, 1943
Couleuvre De Schokar; Forskal Sand Snake; Forskål'S Sand Snake; Sandrennatter; Schokari Sand Racer; حية الرمال الافرواسيوية (Psammophis schokari) - Facts & Information
Psammophis schokari (Forskål, 1775)
Animal (BOLDADX) - Facts & Information
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Kenyan Striped Skaapsteker (Psammophylax multisquamis) - Facts & Information
Psammophylax multisquamis (Loveridge, 1932)
Ansorge'S Sand Snake; Ansorge’S Sand Snake; Link-Marked Sand Racer (Psammophis ansorgii) - Facts & Information
Psammophis ansorgii Boulenger, 1905
Zambian Whip Snake (Psammophis zambiensis) - Facts & Information
Psammophis zambiensis Hughes & Wade, 2002
Animal (Malpolon insignitus) - Facts & Information
Malpolon insignitus fuscus (Fleischmann, 1831)
Dwarf Beaked Snake; Western Beaked Snake (Dipsina multimaculata) - Facts & Information
Dipsina multimaculata (Smith, 1847)
Animal (Hemirhagerrhis Boettger) - Facts & Information
Hemirhagerrhis Boettger, 1893
Link-Marked Sand Snake; Two-Striped Sand Racer (Psammophis biseriatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis biseriatus Peters, 1881
Sand Snake; Speckled Sand Racer (Psammophis punctulatus) - Facts & Information
Psammophis punctulatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Lake Rukwa Sand Snake; Psammophis Du Rukwa; Rukwa Sand Racer; Rukwa Whip Snake; Rukwa-Sandrennnatter (Psammophis rukwae) - Facts & Information
Psammophis rukwae Broadley, 1966
Animal (Psammophis elegans) - Facts & Information
Psammophis elegans elegans (Shaw, 1802)
Short-Snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris) - Facts & Information
Psammophis brevirostris Peters, 1881
Psammophis Ouest-Africain; West-African Whip Snake; Westafrikanische Sandrennnatter (Psammophis afroccidentalis) - Facts & Information
Psammophis afroccidentalis Trape, Böhme & Mediannikov, 2019