Species

Myriopholis mackayi

Myriopholis mackayi · described by MALONZA 2023

Myriopholis filiformis, a close relative of Myriopholis mackayi

Pictured: Myriopholis filiformis, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: John Green (?-?), from a contribution by George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937) to a work edited by Henry Ogg Forbes (1851-1932)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Myriopholis mackayi
First described
MALONZA 2023
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Leptotyphlopidae
Genus
Myriopholis

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

Where it sits on the tree