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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

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

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

References

^ 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

Genus Compsophis at The Reptile Database

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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+{{Italic title}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{Automatic Taxobox
-| name = ''Compsophis''
+| name              = ''Compsophis''
-| image = Compsophis laphystius 03.jpg
-| image_caption = ''Compsophis laphystius''
+| image             = Compsophis laphystius 03.jpg
+| image_caption     = ''Compsophis laphystius''
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| taxon             = Compsophis
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| authority         = [[François Mocquard|Mocquard]], 1894
-| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
-| ordo = [[Squamata]]
-| subordo = [[Serpentes]]
-| familia = [[Lamprophiid]]ae
-| subfamilia = [[Pseudoxyrhophiinae]]
-| genus = '''''Compsophis'''''
-| genus_authority= [[François Mocquard|Mocquard]], 1894
 | subdivision_ranks = Species
-| subdivision = 7 recognized species, ''see article.''
+| subdivision       = Seven recognized species, see article.
 }}
+[[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]] [[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>
+==Species==
-'''''Compsophis''''' is a [[genus]] of harmless [[lamprophiid]] snakes found only on the island of [[Madagascar]].<ref>Glaw, F. and M. Vences (2007): A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, 3rd Edition. Köln, Vences and Glaw Verlag.</ref> Seven [[species]] are currently recognized.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB genus|genus=Compsophis|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref>
+Seven [[species]] are recognized as being valid.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB genus|genus=Compsophis|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref>
+*''[[Compsophis albiventris]]'' {{small|[[François Mocquard|Mocquard]], 1894}}
+*''[[Compsophis boulengeri]]'' {{small|([[Mario Giacinto Peracca|Peracca]], 1892)}}
+*''[[Compsophis fatsibe]]'' {{small|([[Vincenzo Mercurio|Mercurio]] & [[:it:Franco Andreone|Andreone]], 2005)}}
+*''[[Compsophis infralineatus]]'' {{small|([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1882)}}
+*''[[Compsophis laphystius]]'' {{small|([[John Everett Cadle|Cadle]], 1996)}}
+*''[[Compsophis vinckei]]'' {{small|([[Charles Domergue|Domergue]], 1988)}}
+*''[[Compsophis zeny]]'' {{small|(Cadle, 1996)}}
+''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Compsophis''.
-== Species ==
-* ''[[Compsophis albiventris]]'' <small>[[François Mocquard|Mocquard]], 1894</small>
+==Etymology==
-* ''[[Compsophis boulengeri]]'' <small>(Peracca, 1892)</small>
+The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''boulengeri'', is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist [[George Albert Boulenger]].<ref>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).</ref>
-* ''[[Compsophis fatsibe]]'' <small>(Mercurio & Andreone, 2005)</small>
-* ''[[Compsophis infralineatus]]'' <small>(Günther, 1882)</small>
-* ''[[Compsophis laphystius]]'' <small>(Cadle, 1996)</small>
-* ''[[Compsophis vinckei]]'' <small>Domergue, 1988</small>
-* ''[[Compsophis zeny]]'' <small>(Cadle, 1996)</small>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{EMBL genus|genus=Compsophis}}
+==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. 609–610; species ''C. albiventris'', p. 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.
+*[[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. 8; ''C. albiventris'', new species, pp. 8–9). (in French).
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q2699987}}
-== External links ==
-* {{EMBL genus|genus=Compsophis}}
-[[Category:Colubrids]]
+[[Category:Pseudoxyrhophiidae]]
 [[Category:Reptiles of Madagascar]]
 [[Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar]]
+[[Category:Snake genera]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by François Mocquard]]