Mimophis
Genus of snakes
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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]
| Mimophis | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
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.