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. Prior to 2017, the genus comprised only a single species, Mimophis mahfalensis. A second species, Mimophis occultus, was described in 2017.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
- 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 2 3 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 Series 1 (6): 413–429 + Plates XVII–XIX. (Mimophis, new genus, p. 421).