Genus

Sand Racers

Psammophis

16 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Psammophis tanganicus

Insufficient data

Psammophis subtaeniatus

Insufficient data

Psammophis leightoni

20–30% · Possible

Psammophis sudanensis

Insufficient data

Psammophis orientalis

Insufficient data

Psammophis mossambicus

Insufficient data

Psammophis notostictus

10–20% · Possible

Psammophis biseriatus

10–20% · With luck

Psammophis longifrons

Insufficient data

Psammophis crucifer

0–10% · With luck

Psammophis angolensis

Insufficient data

Psammophis leopardinus

0–10% · With luck

Psammophis punctulatus

Insufficient data

Psammophis trigrammus

Insufficient data

Psammophis brevirostris

Insufficient data

🦎 No photo available

Psammophis pulcher

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

0–10

Feb

0–10

Mar

0–10

Apr

10–20

May

0–10

Jun

10–20

Jul

0–10

Aug

0–10

Sep

0–10

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sand Racers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	30–40%
	Cape Sand Snake			20–30%
	Karoo Sand Snake			10–20%
	Western Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Leopard Grass Snake			Insufficient data
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	30–40%
	Tanganyika Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	20–30%
	Link-marked Sand Snake			10–20%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
	🦎 Beautiful Sand snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	20–30%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			10–20%
	Olive Whip Snake			0–10%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			<5%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			Insufficient data
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
5	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
6	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	20–30%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	20–30%
	Olive Whip Snake			0–10%
	Leopard Grass Snake			0–10%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape Sand Snake			Insufficient data
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	20–30%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			10–20%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
10	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	20–30%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
13	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
14	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
	Link-marked Sand Snake			Insufficient data
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			0–10%
	Karoo Sand Snake			0–10%
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	10–20%
	Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Olive Whip Snake			0–10%
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
18	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			0–10%
	Karoo Sand Snake			0–10%
19	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
20	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
21	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Long Sand Racer			Insufficient data
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	0–10%
	Sudanese Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
23	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Cape Sand Snake			0–10%
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	0–10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Stripe-bellied Sand Snake			Insufficient data
	Short-snouted Whip Snake			Insufficient data
26	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	0–10%
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data
27	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	0–10%
	Olive Whip Snake			<5%
	Dwarf Sand Snake			Insufficient data
28	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Cross-marked Grass Snake			0–10%
29	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	0–10%
	Olive Whip Snake			Insufficient data
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Speckled Sand Racer			Insufficient data

Sand Racers

Species in this group

Tanganyika Sand Snake

Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

Cape Sand Snake

Sudanese Sand Snake

Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

Olive Whip Snake

Karoo Sand Snake

Link-marked Sand Snake

Long Sand Racer

Cross-marked Grass Snake

Dwarf Sand Snake

Leopard Grass Snake

Speckled Sand Racer

Western Sand Snake

Short-snouted Whip Snake

Beautiful Sand snake

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Sand Racers

Parks Ranked