Mimophis

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
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.