Thamnosophis
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| Thamnosophis | |
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| Thamnosophis lateralis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Thamnosophis |
| Type species | |
| Thamnosophis lateralis | |
| Species | |
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6 recognized species, see article. | |
Thamnosophis is a genus of lamprophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. Six species are currently recognized. [1]
Species
- Thamnosophis epistibes - (Cadle, 1996)
- Thamnosophis infrasignatus - (Günther, 1882)
- Thamnosophis lateralis - (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) - Lateral Water Snake
- Thamnosophis martae - (Glaw, Franzen & Vences, 2005)
- Thamnosophis mavotenda - Glaw, Nagy, Köhler, Franzen & Vences, 2009
- Thamnosophis stumpffi - (Boettger, 1881) - Yellow-striped Water Snake
References
- Jan, 1863 : Elenco Sistematico degli Ofidi descriti e disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milano, A. Lombardi, p.1-143.
External Links
- Thamnosophis at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
- Genus Thamnosophis at The Reptile Database
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