Psammophis mossambicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Psammophis |
| Species: | P. mossambicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Psammophis mossambicus Peters, 1882
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Psammophis mossambicus, the olive grass snake, is a snake that occurs in the northeast of South Africa. The snake grows to 100 to 180 cm in length. The reptile lives in moist places near water. It is olive brown and the scales have dark edges and the belly is yellowish. It can also pick up its front third like the black mamba with which it is confused. The snake is active during the day and eats lizards, frogs, mammals and also other snakes. Its poison is considered moderate.
In Afrikaans it is known as olyfkleurige grasslang.[4]
References[]
- ^ Alexander, G.J.; Tolley, K.A.; Conradie, W. (2021). "Psammophis mossambicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2021: e.T44980018A44980027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44980018A44980027.en.
- ^ Gough, L.H. (1908) Catalogue of the South African snakes in the collections of the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, the Albany Museum, Grahamstown, and the State Museum, Bloemfontein., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 1: 17-45
- ^ Peters,W. (1882) Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät es Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV. in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgefeführt von Wilhelm C. Peters. Zoologie III. Amphibien., Berlin (Reimer), 191pp.
- ^ "Olyfkleurige Grasslang - Reptiele - Suid Afrika". southafrica.co.za. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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