Sanzinia madagascariensis

Sanzinia madagascariensis
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: Sanzinia
Species:
S. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Sanzinia madagascariensis
Synonyms
  • Xiphosoma madagascariense A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Sanzinia madagascariensis
    — Gray, 1849
  • Corallus madagascariensis
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Boa mandrita Kluge, 1991 (replacement name)[3]
  • Sanzinia madagascariensis
    — Glaw & Vences, 1994
  • Boa mandrita
    — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999
  • Sanzinia madagascariensis
    — Andreone et al., 2000
  • Sanzinia madagascariensis
    — Vences et al., 2001[4]
Peyrieras Reptile Reserve, Madagascar

Sanzinia madagascariensis, also known as the Madagascar tree boa or Malagasy tree boa,[5] is a boa species endemic to the island of Madagascar. It was once considered conspecific with the Nosy Komba ground boa (Sanzinia volontany). Like all other boas, it is non-venomous.

  1. ^ Vences, M.; Raxworthy, C.J.; Rakotondravony, H.; Rafanomezantsoa, J. (2011). "Sanzinia madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T19900A9109451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T19900A9109451.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  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. ^ Sanzinia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 February 2014.
  5. ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.