Western Sand Snake
Psammophis trigrammus
Psammophis trigrammus, a western sand snake species belongs to the family Psammophiidae, notorious for being slender and quick it is native to parts of North Africa and Middle East, residing mostly in semi-arid/ arid areas, which usually encompasses sandy deserts or rocky terrains. Albert Gunther described in 1865 Psammophis is known for their smooth long scales, distinct coloration varying from pale olive to grey- brown along with a reddish to yellowish posterior. The females are typically...
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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 28962.