Genus

Madagascar Bush Snakes

Thamnosophis

3 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPseudoxyrhophiidae (Madagascar Brook Snakes)
GenusThamnosophis (Madagascar Bush Snakes)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Thamnosophis epistibes

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Thamnosophis infrasignatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Thamnosophis lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~50%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Madagascar Bush Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 3	~40%
	Forest Water Snake			~30%
	Lateral Water Snake			~20%
2	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~40%
	Eastern Madagascar Water Snake			~40%

Madagascar Bush Snakes

Species in this group

Eastern Madagascar Water Snake

Forest Water Snake

Lateral Water Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Madagascar Bush Snakes

Parks Ranked