Acrantophis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Boidae
Subfamilia: Sanziniinae
Genus: Acrantophis
Species (2): A. dumerili – A. madagascariensis
Name

Acrantophis Jan, 1863: Elenco ofidi, 20, 23.
References

Vences, M. et al. 2001: Phylogeny of South American and Malagasy boine snakes: Molecular evidence for the validity of Sanzinia and Acrantophis and biogeographic implications. Copeia 2001(4): 1151-1154. DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[1151:POSAAM]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.

Acrantophis is a genus of terrestrial boid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.[1]

Species

Two species are currently recognized.[1]

Acrantophis madagascariensis - (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Acrantophis dumerili - Jan, 1860

References

Acrantophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 February 2014.

Further reading
Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar 3rd edition. Köln: M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.