Mimophis mahfalensis

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

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

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Mimophis mahfalensis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867)
  • Mimophis mahfalensis madagascariensis Günther, 1868

References

  1. Vences, M. (2011). "Mimophis mahfalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172997A6955260.en.
  2. 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.


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