Thamnosophis is a genus of pseudoxyrhophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. As of 2014, six species were recognized.[1]

Thamnosophis
Thamnosophis lateralis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamily: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Thamnosophis
Jan, 1863
Type species
Thamnosophis lateralis
Species

Six recognized species, see article.

Species

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Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Thamnosophis.

Etymology

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The specific name, martae, is in honor of Marta Puente Molins, who assisted the taxon authors in their fieldwork.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Thamnosophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thamnosophis martae, p. 169; T. stumpffi, p. 257).

Further reading

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  • Jan G (1863). Elenco Sistematico degli Ofidi descritti e disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milan: A. Lombardi. 143 pp. (Thamnosophis, new genus, p. 82). (in Italian).
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