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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Lamprophiidae
Bibliography of the genus Compsophis
Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae








Genus
Compsophis

Madagascar Big-headed Snakes

Madagascar-Grosskopfnattern

Madagassiske Storhovedsnoge

1894 Compsophis Mocquard (type species: Compsophis albiventris Mocquard 1894)
1896 Geodipsas Boulenger (type species: Tachymenis infralineatus Günther 1882; syn. Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007)
Contents: 7 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Other common names:
Geodipsas: Madagascar Forest Snakes
Remarks: All species of this genus, except albiventris were previously placed in a separate genus, Geodipsas, now considered a subgenus of Compsophis. Geodipsas also previously included three other species (depressiceps, procterae, vauerocegae), which were separated into the genus Buhoma by Ziegler, Vences, Glaw & Böhme (1997).
Distribution: Madagascar.

Compsophis albiventris

White-bellied Big-headed Snake

Weissbauch-Grosskopfnatter

Hvidbuget Storhovedsnog

1894 Compsophis albiventris Mocquard

Distribution: Madagascar.


Compsophis boulengeri

Andrangoloaka Big-headed Snake

Andrangoloaka-Grosskopfnatter

Andrangoloaka-storhovedsnog

1892 Tachymenis boulengeri Peracca
Geodipsas boulengeri Boulenger 1896
Compsophis boulengeri Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007
1936 Geodipsas heimi Angel (Cadle 1996; Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007)

Distribution: Madagascar.


Compsophis fatsibe

Mahajanga Big-headed Snake

Mahajanga-Grosskopfnatter

Mahajanga-storhovedsnog

2005 Geodipsas fatsibe Mercurio & Andreone
Compsophis fatsibe Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007

Distribution: Madagascar.


Compsophis infralineatus

Striped Big-headed Snake

Gestreifte Grosskopfnatter

Stribet Storhovedsnog

1882 Tachymenis infralineatus Günther
Geodipsas infralineata Boulenger 1896
Compsophis infralineatus Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007

Distribution: Madagascar.


Compsophis laphystius

Ranomafana Big-headed Snake

Ranomafana-Grosskopfnatter

Ranomafana-storhovedsnog

1996 Geodipsas laphystia Cadle
Compsophis laphystius Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007

Distribution: Madagascar.


Compsophis vinckei

Andasibe Big-headed Snake

Andasibe-Grosskopfnatter

Andasibe-storhovedsnog

1988 Geodipsas vinckei Domergue
Compsophis vinckei Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007

Distribution: Madagascar.


Compsophis zeny

Fianarantsoa Big-headed Snake

Fianarantsoa-Grosskopfnatter

Fianarantsoa-storhovedsnog

1996 Geodipsas zeny Cadle
Compsophis zeny Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007

Distribution: Madagascar.