Mimophis

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Mimophis
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Mimophis mahfalensis
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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 found in Madagascar. [1] Prior to 2017, the genus comprised only a single species, Mimophis mahfalensis . A second species, Mimophis occultus , was described in 2017. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mimophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 December 2018.