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title: "Madagaskar-Plumpnasennatter"
description: "Madagascarophis colubrinus — Reptilien. Madagascarophis colubrinus, commonly known as a Madagascan cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/common-madagascar-cat-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madagaskar-Plumpnasennatter

> Madagascarophis colubrinus — Reptilien. Madagascarophis colubrinus, commonly known as a Madagascan cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.

- Scientific name: *Madagascarophis colubrinus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 548
- Wikidata: [Q3016696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3016696)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29456](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29456)

## Names

- en: Common Madagascar Cat Snake
- de: Madagaskar-Plumpnasennatter
- es: Culebra nocturna de Madagascar
- fr: Serpent à yeux de chat malgache

## Countries with the most observations

MG (508)

## Summary

Madagascarophis colubrinus, commonly known as a Madagascan cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascarophis_colubrinus

## Photo

![Madagaskar-Plumpnasennatter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-madagascar-cat-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paul Round · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147352396

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-madagascar-cat-snake?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).