Photo of a Sanzinia (Sanzinia madagascariensis)
Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Sanzinia

Sanzinia madagascariensis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Boa
Family
Boidae
Genus
Sanzinia
Continents
Africa
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 62 places on iNaturalist

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About

Sanzinia (Sanzinia madagascariensis) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Madagascar. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 21 more. Recorded in 62 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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