Title:
Eastern Cape researchers discover new snake species
Published:
Rhodes University, 1 July 2020
https://www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/easterncaperesearchersdiscovernewsnakespecies.html
From the article:
A research team from Rhodes University and the Port Elizabeth Museum has discovered a new species and genus of snake, and have named them in honour of two reptile scientists (herpetologists) from the Eastern Cape.
Psammophylax is the genus (similar to your surname) name of widespread African snakes commonly referred to as skaapstekers or “sheep‐stabbers”.