Sand Racers
Psammophis
Psammophis is a genus of snakes in the family Psammophiidae. The genus comprises 33 species, which are 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.
34 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 34 known species
Stripe-bellied Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis subtaeniatus
Karoo Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis notostictus
Cross-marked Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis crucifer
Forskal Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis schokari
Olive Whip Snake
speciesPsammophis mossambicus
Short-snouted Whip Snake
speciesPsammophis brevirostris
Cape Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis leightoni
Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis orientalis
Steppe Ribbon Racer
speciesPsammophis lineolatus
Dwarf Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis angolensis
Elegant Sand Racer
speciesPsammophis elegans
Speckled Sand Racer
speciesPsammophis punctulatus
Link-marked Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis biseriatus
Northern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis sudanensis
Olive Grass Racer
speciesPsammophis phillipsii
Western Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis trigrammus
Leopard Grass Snake
speciesPsammophis leopardinus
West African Whip Snake
speciesPsammophis afroccidentalis
Egyptian Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis aegyptius
Ornate Olympic Snake
speciesPsammophis praeornatus
Tanganyika Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis tanganicus
Long Sand Racer
speciesPsammophis longifrons
Pakistan Sand Racer
speciesPsammophis leithii
Lined Olympic Snake
speciesPsammophis lineatus
Condanarous Sandsnake
speciesPsammophis condanarus
Rukwa Sand Racer
speciesPsammophis rukwae
Indochinese Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis indochinensis
Hissing Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis sibilans
Zambian Whip Snake
speciesPsammophis zambiensis
Jalla's Sand Snake
speciesPsammophis jallae
Beautiful Sand snake
speciesPsammophis pulcher
Psammophis turpanensis
speciesPsammophis turpanensis
Link-marked Sand Racer
speciesPsammophis ansorgii
Psammophis cornusafricae
speciesPsammophis cornusafricae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28957.