The Madagascar Tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis) is a
species of semi-arboreal
boa,
endemic to
Nosy Be,
Madagascar and the forested regions of the main island. It is the only species in the genus Sanzinia, but the genus is often synonymized with the genus
Boa.When treated as a species of
Boa, the name becomes Boa mandritra to avoid confusion with one of Madagascar's other boas, Acrantophis madagascariensis, which is designated Boa madagascariensis when considered as a member of the Boa genus. Mandritra is the native Malagasy word for the Madagascar Tree Boa.
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