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Southwestern Shovel-snout

Prosymna frontalis

Classification

Prosymna frontalis, commonly known as the south-western shovel-snout, is a species of snake native to rocky areas in South Africa, Namibia, and possibly southern Angola. Etymology Prosymna frontalis was first described as Temnorhynchus frontalis in 1867 by Wilhelm Peters, a German naturalist and explorer. Peters named the species for the particularly large scales on its nose and head when compared to other species of shovel-snouts.

Distribution

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