Micrelaps muelleri is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Lamprophiidae.
[1][4] Micrelaps muelleri is black, with whitish zigzag-edged rings, which may be narrower or wider than the spaces between them, mostly interrupted ventrally.
The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and arranged in 15 rows at midbody.
[4] The preferred habitats of M. muelleri include Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and arable land.
[1] Micrelaps muelleri is classified as "least concern" (LC) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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