Mimophis

Mimophis
Mimophis mahfalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Psammophiidae
Genus:	Mimophis Günther, 1868
Type species
Psammophis mahfalensis Grandidier, 1867

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

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

• Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867)
• Mimophis occultus Ruane, Myers, Lo, Yuen, Welt, Juman, Futterman, Nussbaum, Schneider, Burbrink & Raxworthy, 2017

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

References

1. Mimophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 December 2018.

Further reading

• Günther A (1868). "Sixth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series1 (6): 413–429 + Plates XVII–XIX. (Mimophis, new genus, p. 421).