Species

Mehelya poensis

Mehelya poensis · described by (SMITH 1849)

Alopecion guttatum, a close relative of Mehelya poensis

Pictured: Alopecion guttatum, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Artist's reconstruction.

Photo: Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.; Curtis, Charles M.; Day & Haghe; Ford, G. H.; Great Britain.; Macleay, William Sharp; Smith, Andrew; Stewart and Murray; Wagstaff, Charles Edward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Mehelya poensis
First described
(SMITH 1849)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Mehelya

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree