Genus

Skaapstekers

Psammophylax

2 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPsammophiidae (Sand Snakes)
GenusPsammophylax (Skaapstekers)

Species in this group

Psammophylax rhombeatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Psammophylax tritaeniatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~30%

Apr

<5%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Skaapstekers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~30%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			~30%
2	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			~20%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			~10%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			~10%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Three-lined Grass Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Rhombic Skaapsteker			~10%

Skaapstekers

Species in this group

Rhombic Skaapsteker

Three-lined Grass Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Skaapstekers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked