Pencil Snake
Mimophis mahfalensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Mimophis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Pencil Snake (Mimophis mahfalensis) is a non-venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 21 more. Common: recorded in 78 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Highlands
- Coastal Scrub
- Madagascar Rainforest
- Madagascar Lowland Rainforest
- Madagascar Montane Rainforest
- Madagascar Humid Forest
- Madagascar Subhumid Forest
- Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forest
- Madagascar Spiny Forest
- Madagascar Spiny Thicket
- Madagascar Succulent Woodland
- Madagascar Montane Shrubland
- Madagascar Mangrove Forest
Related snakes
- Northern Pencil Snake Mimophis occultus
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Huíla Skaapsteker Psammophylax ocellatus
- Beaked Skaapsteker Kladirostratus acutus
- Togo Skaapsteker Kladirostratus togoensis
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- Tanzanian Grass Snake Psammophylax kellyi
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Dwarf Beaked Snake Dipsina multimaculata
- Rhombic Skaapsteker Psammophylax rhombeatus
- Grey-bellied Grass Snake Psammophylax variabilis
- Striped Skaapsteker Psammophylax tritaeniatus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.