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title: "Rhombic Skaapsteker"
description: "Psammophylax rhombeatus — Reptiles. Psammophylax rhombeatus is a reptile commonly found throughout Southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rhombic-skaapsteker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rhombic Skaapsteker

> Psammophylax rhombeatus — Reptiles. Psammophylax rhombeatus is a reptile commonly found throughout Southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Psammophylax rhombeatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1654
- Wikidata: [Q3007945](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3007945)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28954](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28954)

## Names

- en: Rhombic Skaapsteker
- de: Gefleckter Schafstecher

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1593), NA (3)

## Summary

Psammophylax rhombeatus is a reptile commonly found throughout Southern Africa. This mildly venomous snake has a similar role in its ecosystem and has many ancestral similarities to other Psammophis snakes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psammophylax_rhombeatus

## Photo

![Rhombic Skaapsteker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rhombic-skaapsteker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jimmy Whatmore · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139423133

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rhombic-skaapsteker?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).