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| name = ''Compsophis'' |
| name = ''Compsophis'' |
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| image = Compsophis laphystius 03.jpg |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| taxon = Compsophis |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] |
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| ordo = [[Squamata]] |
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| subordo = [[Serpentes]] |
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| familia = [[Lamprophiid]]ae |
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| subfamilia = [[Pseudoxyrhophiinae]] |
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| subdivision = Seven recognized species, see article. |
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[[File:Gluttonous bighead snake (Compsophis laphystius) Ranomafana.jpg|thumb|''C. laphystius'', [[Ranomafana National Park]], [[Madagascar]]]] |
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⚫ | '''''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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⚫ | '''''Compsophis''''' is a [[genus]] of harmless [[ |
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Seven [[species]] are recognized as being valid.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB genus|genus=Compsophis|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref> |
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''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Compsophis''. |
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==Etymology== |
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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> |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*[[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). |
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*[[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. |
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*[[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). |
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* {{EMBL genus|genus=Compsophis}} |
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[[Category:Pseudoxyrhophiidae]] |
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[[Category:Reptiles of Madagascar]] |
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[[Category:Snake genera]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by François Mocquard]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:22, 21 July 2022
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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. |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Gluttonous_bighead_snake_%28Compsophis_laphystius%29_Ranomafana.jpg/220px-Gluttonous_bighead_snake_%28Compsophis_laphystius%29_Ranomafana.jpg)
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).