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Mehelya
Sign in to saveMehelya 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLamprophiidae
Mehelya – rodzaj węży z kladu Caenophidia zaliczany w zależności od przyjmowanej klasyfikacji do podrodziny Boodontinae wchodzącej w skład rodziny połozowatych (Colubridae) lub do odrębnej rodziny Lamprophiidae, obejmujący gatunki występujące w Afryce.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
- Collections
- CAS, UF, CM, UTA, FMNH, AMNH
- Recorded in
- Eritrea, Gabon, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Tanzania, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lamprophiidae
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Species
- Geographic range
- Description
- Habitat
- Behaviour
- Diet
- References
- Further reading
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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