Short-snouted Grass Snake
Psammophis brevirostris
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
Psammophis brevirostris, also known as the short-snouted grass snake, is a diurnal, mildly venomous snake native to southern Africa. It is oviparous and can lay up to 15 eggs in summer. The snake feeds on lizards, rodents, snakes and small birds; it is alert and considered fast.
Psammophis brevirostris est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Lamprophiidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre : en Afrique du Sud ; au Swaziland ; au Zimbabwe ; dans l'est de la Namibie ; au Botswana. Publication originale Peters, 1881 : Herpetologische Mittheilungen (Excrescenzen des Männchens von Rana gigas Blyth in der Paarungszeit, Psammophis biseriatus und breviceps, Dinodon cancellatum Dum.
Psammophis es un género de serpientes venenosas de la familia Lamprophiidae. Descripción De 10 a 13 dientes maxilares, 1 o 2 centrales más grandes y en forma de colmillo. Los dientes mandibulares anteriores grandes, los posterriores pequeños.
Distribution
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