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: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxyrhophiinae |
| Genus: | Thamnosophis Jan, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Thamnosophis lateralis | |
| Species | |
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Six recognized species, see article. | |
Thamnosophis is a genus of snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is endemic to the island of Madagascar.[citation needed] As of 2025[update], six species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Thamnosophis epistibes (Cadle, 1996)
- Thamnosophis infrasignatus (Günther, 1882)
- Thamnosophis lateralis (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – lateral water snake
- Thamnosophis martae (Glaw, Franzen & Vences, 2005)
- Thamnosophis mavotenda Glaw, Nagy, J. Köhler, Franzen & Vences, 2009
- Thamnosophis stumpffi (Boettger, 1881) – yellow-striped water snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Thamnosophis.
Etymology
The specific name, martae, is in honor of Marta Puente Molins, who assisted the taxon authors in their fieldwork.[2]
