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Acrantophis
Sign in to saveAcrantophis is a genus of terrestrial boid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.
Species
Madagascar Ground Boa
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyBoidae
Die Madagaskarboas (Acrantophis) sind eine Gattung der Schlangen innerhalb der Familie der Boas. Sie umfasst zwei Arten: die Nördliche- und die Südliche Madagaskarboa, welche nur auf Madagaskar und dessen umliegenden Inseln beheimatet sind.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 30
- Family
- Boidae
- Collections
- TCWC, UTA, MNHN, ZMUC
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, Sans Origine
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sanziniinae
- Image
- Acrantophis dumerili 02.jpg
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- Acrantophis
- topic's main category
- Category:Acrantophis
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- Acrantophis
- endemic to
- Madagascar
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
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Acrantophis is a genus of terrestrial boid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.
==Species== Two species are currently recognized. Acrantophis madagascariensis - (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)- Madagascar ground boa Acrantophis dumerili Duméril's boa
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