Compsophis fatsibe

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Compsophis
Species: Compsophis fatsibe

Name

Compsophis fatsibe (Mercurio & Andreone, 2005)

• Holotype: MRSN R1922, adult ♂, collected by F. Andreone, H. Randriamahazo and J.E. Randrianirina on 28 January 1996.
• Type locality: “western slope of Anjanaharibe-Sud Massif, Valley of Analabe River, 14°46.62’S, 49°26.60’E, 1050 m a.s.l., Befandriana Fivondronana, Mahajanga Faritany (Majunga Province), Madagascar”.

Combinations

• Geodipsas fatsibe Mercurio & Andreone, 2005: 62 [original combination]
• Compsophis fatsibe — Glaw, Nagy & Vences, 2007: 60 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mercurio, V. & Andreone, F. 2005. Description of a new Geodipsas snake from northern Madagascar (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 1093(1): 61–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1093.1.6 Reference page. 
• Glaw, F., Nagy, Z.T. & Vences, M. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Malagasy pseudoxyrhophiine snake genera Geodipsas and Compsophis based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 1517(1): 53–62. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1517.1.2 ; ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Vences, M. & Andreone, F. 2020. IUCN: Compsophis fatsibe  (Near Threatened) (amended version of 2011 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T172807A176221560. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172807A176221560.en. Accessed on 02 February 2026.