#mock viper

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Mock Viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus), family Psammodynastidae, Hong Kong

Not venomous.

Historically this genus was placed in the family Pseudaspididae, but is not in its own family. There is only this genus in the family, and there are only 2 species in this genus.

photograph by Koh Ke Han

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Mock Viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus), family Pseudoaspididae, Guangdong Province, China

Photograph by W. Scott Lupien

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Mock Viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus), family Pseudoaspididae, Hong Kong

Photograph by Adam Franc

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Mock Viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus), family Pseudoaspididae, NE India

Photograph by Krishna Khan

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Mock Viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus), family Pseudoaspididae, Hong Kong

Photograph by Adam Franc