Kenyan striped skaapsteker
Psammophylax multisquamis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Psammophylax
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist
About
Kenyan striped skaapsteker (Psammophylax multisquamis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, scrub forest and 12 more. Recorded in 3 places 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.
Related snakes
- Huíla Skaapsteker Psammophylax ocellatus
- Tanzanian Grass Snake Psammophylax kellyi
- Rhombic Skaapsteker Psammophylax rhombeatus
- Grey-bellied Grass Snake Psammophylax variabilis
- Striped Skaapsteker Psammophylax tritaeniatus
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Beaked Skaapsteker Kladirostratus acutus
- Togo Skaapsteker Kladirostratus togoensis
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Dwarf Beaked Snake Dipsina multimaculata
- Pencil Snake Mimophis mahfalensis
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.