Sanziniinae

Sanziniinae
Madagascar ground boa ( Acrantophis madagascariensis )
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Subfamily:	Sanziniinae Romer, 1956
Genera
Two genera, see text

The Sanziniinae are a subfamily of boid snakes containing four species endemic to the island of Madagascar. Common names include Madagascar boas and Malagasy boas.

Taxonomy

This subfamily contains two genera, each one with two species: ^[1]

• Acrantophis - Jan, 1860

Acrantophis dumerili , Duméril's boa

Acrantophis madagascariensis , Madagascar ground boa or Malagasy ground boa

• Sanzinia - Gray, 1849

Sanzinia madagascariensis , Madagascar tree boa or Malagasy tree boa

Sanzinia volontany, Nosy Komba ground boa

References

1. Pyron, R.A.; Burbrink, F.T.; Wiens, J.J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 93. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13...93P. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-93 . PMC   3682911 . PMID   23627680.

• Romer, A.S.: Osteology of the Reptiles. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 1956.

Further reading

• Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar Third Edition. Köln: M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN   978-3-929449-03-7.