Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Psammophylax
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Skaapstekers, African Grass Snakes
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Skaapstekers
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Afrikanske Græssnoge
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1843 |  |
Psammophylax Fitzinger (type species: Coluber rhombeatus Linnaeus 1758) |
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1847 | |
Trimerorhinus Smith (type species: Coluber rhombeatus Linnaeus 1758) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 2 (33.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the species now assigned to
Kladirostratus.
Distribution:
SubSaharan Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Botswana,
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Rwanda,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
South Sudan,
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Psammophylax kellyi
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Tanzanian Skaapsteker
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Tanzania-Skaapsteker
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Tanzania-græssnog
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2019 | |
Psammophylax kellyi Conradie, Keates & Edwards in Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum & Edwards |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of multisquamis.
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Psammophylax multisquamis
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Kenyan Striped Skaapsteker, Many-scaled Grass Snake, Northern Grey-bellied Skaapsteker
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Kleinschuppiger Skaapsteker
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Finskællet Græssnog
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1932 | |
Trimerorhinus tritaeniatus multisquamis Loveridge |
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Cerastes tritaeniatus multisquamis Bogert 1940 |
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Psammophylax tritaeniatus multisquamis Laurent 1956 |
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Psammophylax variabilis multisquamis Broadley 1976 |
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Psammophylax multisquamis Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously included the population now assigned to kellyi.
A record from South Sudan (Owen 1956) needs confirmation (Spawls, Mazuch & Mohammad 2023).
Status of records from Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda, and Tanzania is unclear.
Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum & Edwards (2019) suggested that multisquamis is likely to be restricted to Ethiopia and Kenya.
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Rwanda,
Tanzania.
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Psammophylax ocellatus
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Huila Skaapsteker
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Huila-Skaapsteker
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Huila-græssnog
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1873 | |
Psammophylax ocellatus Bocage |
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Psammophylax rhombeatus ocellatus Broadley 1976 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of rhombeatus (e.g., Broadley 1976).
Revalidated as a separate species by Branch (2018), supported by Branch, Baptista, Keates & Edwards (2019).
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Psammophylax rhombeatus
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Spotted Skaapsteker, Rhombic Skaapsteker, Rhombic Grass Snake, Spotted Grass Snake
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Gefleckte Skaapsteker
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Plettet Græssnog
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1758 | |
Coluber rhombeatus Linnaeus |
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Coronella rhombeata Boie 1827 |
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Coelopeltis rhombeata Wagler 1830 |
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Psammophylax rhombeatus Fitzinger 1843 |
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Trimerorhinus rhombeatus Smith 1847 |
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Dipsas rhombeatus Duméril & Bibron 1854 |
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Cerastes rhombeatus Fejervary 1923 |
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1768 | |
Coronella tigrina Laurenti (Broadley 1976) |
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Coluber tigrinus Gmelin 1788 |
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1883 | |
Psammophylax rhombeatus trilineata Boettger (Broadley 1976) |
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1892 | |
Psammophylax rhombeatus biseriata Müller (Broadley 1976) |
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1907 | |
Psammophis longementalis Roux (Broadley 1976) |
Remarks:
Previously included ocellatus.
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Lesotho,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Psammophylax tritaeniatus
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Southern Striped Skaapsteker, Striped Grass Snake, Three-lined Grass Snake, White-bellied Grass Snake
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Gestreifte Skaapsteker
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Stribet Græssnog
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1868 | |
Rhagerrhis tritaeniata Günther |
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Coronella tritaeniata Günther 1881 |
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Psammophylax tritaeniatus Peters 1869 |
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Trimerorhinus tritaeniatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Trimerorhinus rhombeatus tritaeniatus Monard 1937 |
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Cerastes tritaeniatus Mertens 1930 |
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1956 | |
Psammophylax tritaeniatus subniger Laurent (Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum & Edwards 2019) |
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1960 | |
Psammophylax tritaeniatus fitzgeraldi Broadley |
Remarks:
Previously included multisquamis and variabilis.
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Free State,
Gauteng,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Psammophylax variabilis
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Grey-bellied Skaapsteker, Grey-bellied Grass Snake, Montane Grass Snake, Striped Grass Snake, Common Skaapsteker, (Striped Skaapsteker)
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Graubäuchige Skaapsteker
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Gråbuget Græssnog
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1893 | |
Psammophylax variabilis Günther |
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Trimerorhinus variabilis Boulenger 1896 |
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Psammophylax tritaeniatus variabilis Loveridge 1953 |
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1956 | |
Psammophylax tritaeniatus festivus Laurent (Broadley 1976) |
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1956 | |
Psammophylax tritaeniatus vanoyei Laurent (Broadley 1976) |
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Psammophylax variabilis vanoyei Broadley 1976 |
Remarks:
Previously included multisquamis.
Distribution:
Botswana,
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Rwanda,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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