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Mimophis

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Mimophis
Mimophis mahfalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Psammophiidae
Genus: Mimophis
Günther, 1868
Type species
Psammophis mahfalensis

Mimophis is a genus of snakes in the family Psammophiidae. Species in the genus are native to Madagascar.[1] Prior to 2017, the genus comprised only a single species, Mimophis mahfalensis. A second species, Mimophis occultus, was described in 2017.[1]

Species

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The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mimophis.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mimophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 December 2018.

Further reading

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  • Günther A (1868). "Sixth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 1 (6): 413–429 + Plates XVII–XIX. (Mimophis, new genus, p. 421).