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title: "Madagaskar-hondskopboa"
description: "Sanzinia madagascariensis — Reptielen. Sanzinia madagascariensis, also known as the Madagascar tree boa or Malagasy tree boa, is a boa species endemic to the island of Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/madagascar-tree-boa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madagaskar-hondskopboa

> Sanzinia madagascariensis — Reptielen. Sanzinia madagascariensis, also known as the Madagascar tree boa or Malagasy tree boa, is a boa species endemic to the island of Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Sanzinia madagascariensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 681
- Wikidata: [Q1883136](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1883136)
- iNaturalist taxon: [559131](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/559131)

## Names

- en: Madagascar tree boa
- de: Madagaskar-Hundskopfboa
- es: Boa arborícola de Madagascar
- fr: Boa des forêts de Madagascar
- nl: Madagaskar-hondskopboa

## Countries with the most observations

MG (569)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Madagaskar-hondskopboa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/madagascar-tree-boa/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110475047

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/madagascar-tree-boa?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).