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title: "Bokiboky"
description: "Mungotictis decemlineata — Mamíferos. The narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata), also known as the boky-boky in Malagasy, is a member of the family Eupleridae endemic to Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bokiboky
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bokiboky

> Mungotictis decemlineata — Mamíferos. The narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata), also known as the boky-boky in Malagasy, is a member of the family Eupleridae endemic to Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Mungotictis decemlineata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 64
- Wikidata: [Q185677](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185677)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41935](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41935)

## Names

- en: Bokiboky
- de: Schmalstreifenmungo
- es: Mangosta malgache de rayas angostas
- fr: Galidie à bandes étroites
- nl: Smalstreepmangoest
- pl: Kuman wąskosmugi

## Countries with the most observations

MG (54)

## Summary

The narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata), also known as the boky-boky in Malagasy, is a member of the family Eupleridae endemic to Madagascar. It inhabits the western Madagascar succulent woodlands and northern Madagascar spiny thickets in western and southwestern Madagascar, where it lives from sea level to about 125 m (410 ft) between the Tsiribihina and Mangoky Rivers. It is the only species in genus Mungotictis.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow-striped_mongoose

## Photo

![Bokiboky](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bokiboky/medium.jpg)

Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137601683

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bokiboky?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).