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Taxonomy of the genus Sanzinia Biodiversity of the family Boidae

Bibliography of the genus
Sanzinia (Madagascar Tree Boas)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Boidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Sanzinia in general

Borer, M. 2013. Madagaskarboas - Acrantophis und Sanzinia. Lebensweise, Pflege und Fortpflanzung. KUS-Verlag (Kirschner & Seufer Verlag), Rheinstetten. 133 pp.

Branch, W.R. 1981. Hemipenes of the Madagascan boas Acrantophis and Sanzinia, with a review of hemipeneal morphology in the Boinae. Journal of Herpetology 15(1): 91-99.

Branch, W.R.; Erasmus, H. 1976. Reproduction in Madagascar ground and tree boas. International Zoo Yearbook 16: 78-80.

Branch, W.R.; Erasmus, H. 1977. Reproduction in Madagascar ground and tree boas. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 15: 6-18.

Glaw, F.; Glaw, K. 2004. Geheimnisvolle Madagaskarboas: Sanzinia und Acrantophis. Draco 5(3) (19): 37-43.

Guibé, J. 1949. Revision des boides de Madagascar. Mem. Soc. Scient. Madagascar 3 A(1): 95-105.

Hoser, R.T. 2013. Tidying up the taxonomy of the extant Booidea, including the erection and naming of two new families, the description of Acrantophis sloppi sp. nov., a new species of ground boa from Madagascar and Candoia aspera iansimpsoni, subsp. nov., a new subspecies of boa from Papua New Guinea. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 16: 3-8.

Huff, T.A. 1983. The husbandry and propagation of the Madagascar ground boa Acrantophis dumerili in captivity with notes on the other Malagasy boids. ASRA (Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia) Journal 2(1): 38-53.

Huff, T.A. 1984. The husbandry and propagation of the Madagascar ground boa, Acrantophis dumerili in captivity with notes on the other Malagasy boids. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia 78: 225-270.

McLain, J.M. 1984. Captive propagation of boid snakes: the arboreal genus Sanzinia. Freshwater and Marine Aquarium 7(10): 80-83.

Orozco-Terwengel, P.; Nagy, Z.T.; Vieites, D.R.; Vences, M.; Louis, E. 2008. Phylogeography and phylogenetic relationships of Malagasy tree and ground boas. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 95(3): 640-652.

Vences, M.; Glaw, F.; Kosuch, J.; Böhme, W.; Veith, M. 2001. Phylogeny of South American and Malagasy boine snakes: Molecular evidence for the validity of Sanzinia and Acrantophis and biogeographic implications. Copeia 2001(4): 1151-1154.

Sanzinia madagascariensis

Borer, M. 2010. Sanzinia madagascariensis Haltung und Zucht der Madagaskar-Hundskopfboa oder des Madagassischen Hundskopfschlingers. Reptilia (D) 15(86): 57-59.

Eberle, M.; Kappeler, P.M. 2008. Mutualism, reciprocity, or kin selection? Cooperative rescue of a conspecific from a boa in a nocturnal solitary forager the gray mouse lemur. American Journal of Primatology 70(4): 410-414.

Fish, K. 2010. Response of two nocturnal lemurs (Microcebus murinus and Lepilemur leucopus) to a potential Boiidae (Sanzinia madagascariensis) predator. Lemur News 15: 16-18.

Groves, F.; Groves, J.D. 1978. Fatal toad poisoning in snakes. Herpetological Review 9(1): 19-20.

Groves, J.D.; Mellendick, J.R. 1973. Breeding the Madagascan boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis) at Baltimore Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook 13: 106.

Jurgens, W. 1936. Der madagassiche Hundskopfschlinger, Corallus madagascariensis. Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde (Stuttgart) 47: 32-35.

McLain, J.M. 1984. Reproduction in captivity of Malagasy tree boas, Sanzinia madagascariensis (Serpentes: Boidae). Annual Reptile Symposium on Captive Propagation and Husbandry Proceedings 7 [1983]: 124-131.

Meier, H. 1980. Beobachtungen an der Riesenschlange Sanzinia madagascariensis. Aquarium (Minden) 14(130): 36-37.

Progscha, K.H. 1970. Angeborene Missbildungen in einem Wurf von Sanzinia madagascariensis (Reptilia, Boidae). Salamandra 6: 108-114.

Rad, A. 2012. Captive husbandry and reproduction of the Madagascan tree boa Sanzinia madagascariensis. Ratel 39(2): 12-14.

Radovanovic, A. 2011. Captive husbandry and reproduction of the Madagascan tree boa Sanzinia madagascariensis (Durneril & Bibron, 1844). Herpetological Bulletin 118: 30-33.

Radovanovic, A. 2012. Captive husbandry and reproduction of the Madagascan tree boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis (Dumeril&Bibron, 1844). Herptile 37(2): 64-68.

Rakotondravony, D.; Goodman, S.M.; Soarimalala, V. 1998. Predation on Hapalemur griseus griseus by Boa manditra (Boidae) in the littoral forest of eastern Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 69(6): 405-408.

Schueler, C.H. 1986. Breeding results. Sanzinia madagascariensis. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 6(2): 76-77.

Schuelke, O. 2002. Social anti-predator behaviour in a nocturnal lemur. Folia Primatologica 72(6): 332-334.

Valeev, A.H. 2015. Some additional data about reproductive biology of endangered species Sanzinia madagascariensis (Serpentes: Boidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 22(2): 128-132.

Valeev, A.H.; Antonov, D.A. 2013. First breeding of Sanzinia madagascariensis (Serpentes: Boidae) in Russia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(3): 241-246.

Vences, M.; Glaw, F. 2003. Phylogeography, systematics and conservation status of boid snakes from Madagascar (Sanzinia and Acrantophis). Salamandra 39(3-4): 181-206.

Werner, F. 1936. Noch etwas über den madagassischen Hundskopfschlinger. Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde (Stuttgart) 47: 102-103.

Youll, B. 2007. The husbandry and breeding of the sanzinia Madagascar tree boa, Mandarin phase (Sanzinia madagascariensis). Herptile 32(1): 38-40.

Sanzinia volontany

Vences, M.; Glaw, F. 2003. Phylogeography, systematics and conservation status of boid snakes from Madagascar (Sanzinia and Acrantophis). Salamandra 39(3-4): 181-206.