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title: "Common Mock Viper"
description: "Psammodynastes pulverulentus — Répteis. Psammodynastes pulverulentus, the common mock viper, is a species of snake native to Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-mock-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Mock Viper

> Psammodynastes pulverulentus — Répteis. Psammodynastes pulverulentus, the common mock viper, is a species of snake native to Asia.

- Scientific name: *Psammodynastes pulverulentus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3750
- Wikidata: [Q2716439](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2716439)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28999](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28999)

## Names

- en: Common Mock Viper
- de: Gewöhnliche Scheinviper

## Countries with the most observations

TW (913), HK (767), CN (382), TH (310), VN (292), ID (290), MY (284), PH (163), KH (74), IN (63), BD (21), MO (19)

## Summary

Psammodynastes pulverulentus, the common mock viper, is a species of snake native to Asia.
It is a small snake (total length up to 65 cm (26 in), less in males), and it will form defensive coils and strike in a viper-like fashion when threatened, although it is harmless to humans.

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

## Photo

![Common Mock Viper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-mock-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chao 江星辰 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/225895422

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-mock-viper?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).