Acrantophis madagascariensis

Acrantophis madagascariensis
in Lokobe Strict Reserve, Madagascar
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Acrantophis
Species:
A. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Acrantophis madagascariensis
Synonyms
  • Pelophilus Madagascariense A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Boa madagascariensis
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Acrantophis madagascariensis madagascariensis — Stull, 1935
  • Acrantophis madagascariensis
    — Guibé, 1949
  • Boa madagascariensis
    — Kluge, 1991[3]
  • Acrantophis madagascariensis
    — Glaw & Vences, 1994
  • Boa madagascariensis
    — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999
  • Acrantophis madagascariensis
    — Vences et al., 2001[4]
in Lokobe Strict Reserve, Madagascar

Acrantophis madagascariensis is a species of boid snake in the subfamily Sanziniinae that is endemic to the island of Madagascar.[5] Its common names include the Madagascar ground boa and Malagasy ground boa.[1]

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  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  5. ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags. ISBN 978-3929449037.