Mehelya is a genus name of snakes native to Africa. Some species formerly assigned to the genus Mehelya are now found in the genera Gonionotophis, Gracililima, or Limaformosa. They are collectively called file snakes due to their unusually small but strongly keeled scales, giving them the impression of a file. They are not venomous.
Mehelya is a genus name of snakes native to Africa. Some species formerly assigned to the genus Mehelya are now found in the genera Gonionotophis, Gracililima, or Limaformosa. They are collectively called file snakes due to their unusually small but strongly keeled scales, giving them the impression of a file. They are not venomous.
==Etymology== The generic name, Mehelya, is in honor of Hungarian zoologist Lajos Méhelÿ. The specific name, laurenti, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Raymond Ferdinand Laurent.
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