Sanzinia madagascariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Sanziniinae
Genus: Sanzinia
Species: Sanzinia madagascariensis

Name

Sanzinia madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)

Syntypes (3): MNHN-RA-0.43, collected by L. Rousseau on 1841, MNHN-RA-0.7329, collected by V. Sganzin between 1831–1832 and ?ZMB 6400 (formerly MNHN), collected by C.A.C.J. Bernier between 1831–1836.

Type locality: “íle de Madagascar”.

Combinations

Xiphosoma madagascariense Duméril & Bibron, 1844: 549 [original combination]
Sanzinia madagascariensis — Gray, 1849: 99 [subsequent combination]
Corallus madagascariensis — Boulenger, 1893: 103 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Boa manditra Kluge, 1991: 47 [Unnecessary replacement name]

References

Primary references

Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1844. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome Sixième (In French). Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. XII + 610 pp. BHL Reference page.
Kluge, A.G. 1991. Boine snake phylogeny and research cycles. Miscellaneous publications. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 178: 1–58. hdl: 2027.42/56422 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Sanzinia madagascariensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 January 2019.
Vences, M., Raxworthy, C.J., Rakotondravony, H. & Rafanomezantsoa, J. 2011. IUCN: Sanzinia madagascariensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T19900A9109451. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T19900A9109451.en

Vernacular names

English: Malagasy Tree Boa
magyar: Madagaszkári falakóboa