Sanzinia madagascariensis

Sanzinia madagascariensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Boidae
Genus:	Sanzinia
Species:	S. madagascariensis
Binomial name
	Sanzinia madagascariensis; (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Synonyms
	Xiphosoma madagascariense A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844; Sanzinia madagascariensis ; — Gray, 1849; Corallus madagascariensis ; — Boulenger, 1893; Boa mandrita Kluge, 1991 (replacement name); Sanzinia madagascariensis ; — Glaw & Vences, 1994; Boa mandrita ; — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999; Sanzinia madagascariensis ; — Andreone et al., 2000; Sanzinia madagascariensis ; — Vences et al., 2001;

Sanzinia madagascariensis, also known as the Madagascar tree boa or Malagasy tree boa, is a boa species endemic to the island of Madagascar. It was once considered conspecific with the Nosy Komba ground boa (Sanzinia volontany). Like all other boas, it is non-venomous.

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