Beaked Skaapsteker
Kladirostratus acutus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Kladirostratus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 13
- How common
- Rare
About
Beaked Skaapsteker (Kladirostratus acutus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 8 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 19 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
- African Montane Forest
- Miombo Woodland
- Mopane Woodland
- Sudanian Savanna
Related snakes
- Togo Skaapsteker Kladirostratus togoensis
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Huíla Skaapsteker Psammophylax ocellatus
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- Tanzanian Grass Snake Psammophylax kellyi
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Dwarf Beaked Snake Dipsina multimaculata
- Pencil Snake Mimophis mahfalensis
- Rhombic Skaapsteker Psammophylax rhombeatus
- Grey-bellied Grass Snake Psammophylax variabilis
- Striped Skaapsteker Psammophylax tritaeniatus
- Red Beaked Snake Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.