Mimophis
Mimophis | |
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Mimophis mahfalensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Lamprophiidae |
Subfamily: | Psammophiinae |
Genus: | Mimophis Günther, 1868 |
Type species | |
Psammophis mahfalensis Grandidier, 1867
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Mimophis is a genus of snakes in the family Lamprophiidae found in Madagascar.[1] Prior to 2017, the genus comprised only a single species, Mimophis mahfalensis. A second species, , was described in 2017.[1]
- Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867)
- Ruane, Myers, Lo, Yuen, Welt, Juman, Futterman, Nussbaum, Schneider, Burbrink & Raxworthy, 2017
References[]
- ^ a b Mimophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 December 2018.
Categories:
- Lamprophiidae
- Snake genera
- Reptiles of Madagascar
- Endemic fauna of Madagascar
- Taxa named by Albert Günther