Psammophis is a genus of
colubridA colubrid is a member of the snake family Colubridae. This broad classification of snakes includes about two-thirds of all snake species on earth. The earliest species of the snake family date back to the Oligocene epoch. With 304 genera and 1,938 species, Colubridae is the largest snake family...
snakes.
Description
Maxillary teeth 10 to 13, one or two in the middle much enlarged and fang-like, preceded and followed by an interspace, the two posterior grooved. Anterior mandibular teeth long, posterior small. Head elongate and distinct from neck, with angular
canthus rostralis. Eye rather large, with round pupil. Body elongate and cylindrical with smooth scales in 15 or 17 rows, with apical pits. Ventrals rounded or obtusely angulate laterally, the tail is long with the subcaudals in two rows.
Distribution
9 or 10 species are known, from Africa and Southern Asia. Chiefly sand-snakes, but also found on low bushes. Feed principally on lizards.
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