Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Boidae Bibliography of the genus Sanzinia Biodiversity of the family Boidae Genus Sanzinia Madagascar Tree Boas Madagaskar-Hundskopfboas, Madagaskar-Hundskopfschlinger Madagascar-træboaer 1849 Sanzinia Gray (type species: Xiphosoma madagascariense Dumeril & Bibron 1844) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Kluge (1991b) regarded Acrantophis and Sanzinia as synonyms of Boa, however, validity of both genera was confirmed by Vences, Glaw, Kosuch, Böhme & Vieth (2001). Placed in a separate family, Sanziniidae, by Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink (2014). Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be). Sanzinia madagascariensis Eastern Madagascar Tree Boa Östliche Madagaskar-Hundskopfboa, Östliche Madagaskar-Hundskopfschlinger Østlig Madagascar-træboa 1844 Xiphosoma madagascariense Dumeril & Bibron Sanzinia madagascariensis Gray 1849 Corallus madagascariensis Boulenger 1893 1991 Boa manditra Kluge [substitute name for Xiphosoma madagascariense Duméril & Bibron 1844] Remarks: Previously included volontany. Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be). Sanzinia madagascariensis © Rune Midtgaard Sanzinia volontany Western Madagascar Tree Boa Westliche Madagaskar-Hundskopfboa, Westliche Madagaskar-Hundskopfschlinger Vestlig Madagascar-træboa 2003 Sanzinia madagascariensis volontany Vences & Glaw Sanzinia volontany Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).