Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
April 8th, 2025.
 
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Genus
Sanzinia
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Madagascar Tree Boas
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Madagaskar-Hundskopfboas, Madagaskar-Hundskopfschlinger
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Madagascar-træboaer
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1849 |  |
Sanzinia Gray (type species: Xiphosoma madagascariense Dumeril & Bibron 1844) |
Contents:
2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Kluge (1991b) regarded
Acrantophis and Sanzinia as synonyms of
Boa, however, validity of both genera was confirmed by Vences, Glaw, Kosuch, Böhme & Vieth (2001). Placed in a separate family, Sanziniidae, by Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink (2014).
Distribution:
Madagascar
(incl.
Nosy Be).
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Sanzinia.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Sanzinia madagascariensis
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Eastern Madagascar Tree Boa
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Östliche Madagaskar-Hundskopfboa, Östliche Madagaskar-Hundskopfschlinger
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Østlig Madagascar-træboa
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1844 | |
Xiphosoma madagascariense Dumeril & Bibron |
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Sanzinia madagascariensis Gray 1849 |
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Corallus madagascariensis Boulenger 1893 |
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1991 | |
Boa manditra Kluge [substitute name for Xiphosoma madagascariense Duméril & Bibron 1844] |
Remarks:
Previously included volontany.
Distribution:
Madagascar
(incl.
Nosy Be).
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Sanzinia madagascariensis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Sanzinia volontany
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Western Madagascar Tree Boa
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Westliche Madagaskar-Hundskopfboa, Westliche Madagaskar-Hundskopfschlinger
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Vestlig Madagascar-træboa
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Sanzinia madagascariensis volontany Vences & Glaw |
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Sanzinia volontany Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
Distribution:
Madagascar
(incl.
Nosy Be).
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