Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophis subtaeniatus, the western yellow-bellied sand snake, is a snake found in northern Southern Africa; more specifically the north of KwaZulu-Natal and further north to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Gauteng, North West, Limpopo, and Eswatini. It is also found in eastern and northern Botswana, northern Namibia, Angola, and Zambia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Psammophiidae |
| Genus: | Psammophis |
| Species: | P. subtaeniatus |
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| Psammophis subtaeniatus Peters, 1882 | |
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It is also known as the striped sand snake and in Afrikaans as the westelike streeppenssandslang.
The snake is oviparous and lays 4 to 10 eggs in summer. The young are about 20 cm long when they hatch. The snake's venom is not considered harmful and poses no danger to humans.
References
- Alexander, G.J., Tolley, K.A. & Maritz, B. 2021. Psammophis subtaeniatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T177449A120632734. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T177449A120632734.en. Accessed on 26 December 2021.
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