Olive Grass Snake
Psammophis mossambicus
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Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
Psammophis mossambicus, the olive grass snake, is a snake species in the family Psammophiidae, the sand and whip snakes (not to be confused with the Australian olive whipsnake, Demansia olivacea). Distribution P. mossambicus is native to Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, eastern South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), but may also be found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, and as far north as southern Chad.
Psammophis mossambicus est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Lamprophiidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre : dans la province de Katanga en République démocratique du Congo ; au Zimbabwe ; au Mozambique ; en Zambie ; au Botswana. Publication originale Peters, 1882 : Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
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.
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