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Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867) is a animal in the Psammophiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867) (Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867))
Animalia

Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867)

Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867)

Mimophis mahfalensis is an oviparous snake native to Madagascar that lives in multiple natural and modified habitats.

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Family
Genus
Mimophis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867)

Taxonomy and Size

Mimophis mahfalensis, first formally described by Grandidier in 1867, can reach a total length of 76 cm (30 inches), 19.5 cm (7.7 inches) of which is the tail.

Natural Habitat

Its preferred natural habitats are forest, savanna, and shrubland.

Anthropogenic Habitat Occurrence

It has also been observed living in disturbed and artificial habitats.

Reproduction

This species reproduces via oviparity, meaning it lays eggs.

Photo: (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Psammophiidae Mimophis

More from Psammophiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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