Thamnosophis


Thamnosophis is a genus of snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is endemic to the island of Madagascar., six species are recognized as being valid.

Species

Thamnosophis epistibes Thamnosophis infrasignatus Thamnosophis lateralis – lateral water snakeThamnosophis martae Thamnosophis mavotenda Thamnosophis stumpffi – 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.