Pencil Snake
Mimophis mahfalensis
Mimophis mahfalensis, also known as the common big-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Psammophiidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar and occurs in the central and southern parts of the island. What had been considered a northern population has been split off as a separate species, Mimophis occultus.
From the article Mimophis mahfalensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
M. mahfalensis may attain a total length of 76 cm (30 in), including a tail length of 19.5 cm (7.7 in).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of M. mahfalensis are forest, savanna, and shrubland, and it has also been found in disturbed and artificial habitats.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29368.