Genus

Sand Racers

Psammophis

5 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPsammophiidae (Sand Snakes)
GenusPsammophis (Sand Racers)

Species in this group

Psammophis leightoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Psammophis subtaeniatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Psammophis crucifer

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Psammophis notostictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psammophis mossambicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sand Racers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 32 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~40%
	Cape Sand Snake			~20%
	Karoo Sand Snake			~10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~20%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			~20%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
3	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			~20%
4	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	~20%
	Cape Sand Snake			~20%
5	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~20%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%
	Karoo Sand Snake			<5%
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
8	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Cape Sand Snake			~10%
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Olive Whip Snake			~10%
10	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Karoo Sand Snake			~10%
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			~10%