Compsophis laphystius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Genus: Compsophis
Species:
C. laphystius
Binomial name
Compsophis laphystius
(Cadle, 1996)
Synonyms[2]
  • Geodipsas laphystia
    Cadle, 1996
  • Compsophis (Geodipsas) laphystius
    — Glaw, Nagy & Vences, 2007
  • Compsophis laphystius
    — Wallach, K. Williams & Boundy, 2014

Compsophis laphystius is a species of snake in the subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. laphystius is the riparian zone of humid forest.[1]

Diet

C. laphystius preys upon frogs.[1]

Reproduction

C. laphystius is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Raselimanana, A.; Raxworthy, C.J. [in French] (2011). "Compsophis laphystius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172862A6931512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172862A6931512.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Compsophis laphystius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.

Further reading

  • Cadle JE (1996). "Systematics of Snakes of the Genus Geodipsas (Colubridae) from Madagascar, with Descriptions of New Species and Observations on Natural History". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 155 (2): 33–87. (Geodipsas laphystia, new species, pp. 35–44, Figures 1, 3).
  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.


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