About Dipsina multimaculata (Smith, 1847)
Dipsina multimaculata (Smith, 1847) is a small snake with a distinct, pointed snout. When fully grown, adults can reach a total length of 40 cm (15.8 inches), which includes a tail that measures 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) long. On its dorsal side, this species is pale buff or sandy gray, with three to five rows of regularly spaced brown spots. The spots along the vertebral row are broader than they are long. A V-shaped brown marking is present on the posterior portion of the head, and a diagonal brown streak runs from behind the eye toward the corner of the mouth. The ventral side of the snake is whitish. Its smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows. For female individuals, the number of ventrals ranges from 155 to 168, the anal plate is divided, and the paired divided subcaudals number from 31 to 40. This species occurs in southwestern Botswana, Namibia, and western and central South Africa.
