Thamnosophis is a genus of pseudoxyrhophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. , six species were recognized. Species Thamnosophis epistibes Thamnosophis infrasignatus Thamnosophis lateralis – lateral water snake Thamnosophis martae Thamnosophis mavotenda Thamnosophis stumpffi – yellow-striped water snake Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Thamnosophis. Etymology The specific name, martae, is in honor of Marta Puente Molins, who assisted the taxon authors in their fieldwork. References Further reading Jan G (1863). Elenco Sistematico degli Ofidi descritti e disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milan: A. Lombardi. 143 pp. (Thamnosophis, new genus, p. 82). (in Italian). External links Pseudoxyrhophiidae Reptiles of Madagascar Snake genera Taxa named by Giorgio Jan