Madagascar Bush Snakes
Thamnosophis
Thamnosophis is a genus of snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is endemic to the island of Madagascar. As of 2025, six species are recognized as being valid.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Lateral Water Snake
speciesThamnosophis lateralis
Eastern Madagascar Water Snake
speciesThamnosophis epistibes
Forest Water Snake
speciesThamnosophis infrasignatus
Yellow-striped Water Snake
speciesThamnosophis stumpffi
Antsiranana Water Snake
speciesThamnosophis martae
Yellow-throated Water Snake
speciesThamnosophis mavotenda
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92473.