Acrantophis Explained

Acrantophis is a genus of terrestrial boid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.

Species

Two species are currently recognized.

• Acrantophis madagascariensis - (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)- Madagascar ground boa
• Acrantophis dumerili - Jan, 1860- Duméril's boa

Further reading

• Book: Glaw, Frank . Vences, Miguel . A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar 3rd edition . M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR . 2007 . Köln . 978-3-929449-03-7 .