Mimophis mahfalensis

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Mimophis mahfalensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Psammophiidae
Genus: Mimophis
Species:
M. mahfalensis
Binomial name
Mimophis mahfalensis
(Grandidier, 1867)
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Psammophis mahfalensis Grandidier, 1867

Mimophis mahfalensis, also known as the common big-eyed snake, [3] is a species of snake in the family Psammophiidae. It is endemic to Madagascar [1] [2] and occurs in the central and southern parts of the island; the northern population has been split off as a separate species, Mimophis occultus . [2]

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Vences, M. (2011). "Mimophis mahfalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172997A6955260. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172997A6955260.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mimophis mahfalensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 December 2018.
  3. Rosa, Gonçalo M.; Castelo Branco, João; Couto, Henrique; Eusebio Bergò, Paolo; Andreone, Franco (2016). "Mimophis mahfalensis (common big-eyed snake) predation on Furcifer major (giant carpet chameleon) in Isalo, Madagascar". The Herpetological Bulletin (138): 40–41.