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Compsophis
	Compsophis laphystius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamily:	Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus:	Compsophis; Mocquard, 1894
Species
	Seven recognized species, see article.

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Compsophis is a genus of harmless snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The genus is found only on the island of Madagascar.^[1]

Species[edit]

Seven species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

Compsophis albiventris Mocquard, 1894
Compsophis boulengeri (Peracca, 1892)
Compsophis fatsibe (Mercurio & Andreone, 2005)
Compsophis infralineatus (Günther, 1882)
Compsophis laphystius (Cadle, 1996)
Compsophis vinckei (Domergue, 1988)
Compsophis zeny (Cadle, 1996)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Compsophis.

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Glaw F, Vences M (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, 3rd Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences and Glaw Verlag.
^ Compsophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 May 2016.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Compsophis boulengeri, p. 34).

External links[edit]

Genus Compsophis at The Reptile Database

Further reading[edit]

Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Compsophis, pp. 609–610; species C. albiventris, p. 610).
Glaw F, Nagy ZT, Vences M (2007). "Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Malagasy pseudoxyrhophiine snake genera Geodipsas and Compsophis based on morphological and molecular data". Zootaxa 1517: 53–62.
Mocquard F (1894). "Reptiles nouveaux ou insuffisamment connus de Madagascar ". Compte-rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Société philomathique de Paris, Huitième Série [Eighth Series] 6 (17): 3–10. (Compsophis, new genus, p. 8; C. albiventris, new species, pp. 8–9). (in French).

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[1] Glaw F, Vences M (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, 3rd Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences and Glaw Verlag.

[RDB-2] Compsophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 May 2016.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Compsophis boulengeri, p. 34).

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 [[File:Gluttonous bighead snake (Compsophis laphystius) Ranomafana.jpg|thumb|''C. laphystius'', [[Ranomafana National Park]], [[Madagascar]]]]
-'''''Compsophis''''' is a [[genus]] of harmless snakes in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Lamprophiidae]]. The genus is found only on the island of [[Madagascar]].<ref>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw F]], [[Miguel Vences|Vences M]] (2007). ''A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, 3rd Edition''. Cologne, Germany: Vences and Glaw Verlag.</ref>
+'''''Compsophis''''' is a [[genus]] of harmless snakes in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pseudoxyrhophiidae]]. The genus is found only on the island of [[Madagascar]].<ref>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw F]], [[Miguel Vences|Vences M]] (2007). ''A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, 3rd Edition''. Cologne, Germany: Vences and Glaw Verlag.</ref>
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 ==Further reading==
 *[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1896). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus ''Compsophis'', pp.&nbsp;609–610; species ''C. albiventris'', p.&nbsp;610).
-*[[Frank Glaw|Glaw F]], [[Zoltán T Nagy|Nagy ZT]], [[Miguel Vences|Vences M]] (2007). "Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Malagasy pseudoxyrhophiine snake genera ''Geodipsas'' and ''Compsophis'' based on morphological and molecular data". ''Zootaxa'' '''1517''': 53-62.
+*[[Frank Glaw|Glaw F]], [[Zoltán T Nagy|Nagy ZT]], [[Miguel Vences|Vences M]] (2007). "Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Malagasy pseudoxyrhophiine snake genera ''Geodipsas'' and ''Compsophis'' based on morphological and molecular data". ''Zootaxa'' '''1517''': 53–62.
-*[[François Mocquard|Mocquard F]] (1894). "''Reptiles nouveaux ou insuffisamment connus de Madagascar'' ". ''Compte-rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Société philomathique de Paris, Huitième Série'' [Eighth Series] '''6''' (17): 3-10. (''Compsophis'', new genus, p.&nbsp;8; ''C. albiventris'', new species, pp.&nbsp;8–9). (in French).
+*[[François Mocquard|Mocquard F]] (1894). "''Reptiles nouveaux ou insuffisamment connus de Madagascar'' ". ''Compte-rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Société philomathique de Paris, Huitième Série'' [Eighth Series] '''6''' (17): 3–10. (''Compsophis'', new genus, p.&nbsp;8; ''C. albiventris'', new species, pp.&nbsp;8–9). (in French).
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