Fork-marked Sand Snake

Psammophis afroccidentalis

Classification

Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lamprophiidae

Psammophis leightoni, also called commonly the Cape sand racer, Cape sand snake, fork-marked sand snake, and Namib sand snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Psammophiidae. The species is native to the western part of southern Africa. Etymology The specific name, leightoni, is in honor of British herpetologist Gerald Rowley Leighton.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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