Compsophis vinckei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 vinckei

Name

Compsophis vinckei (Domergue, 1988)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA 1977.0818 (formerly CAD 973/S), ♂, collected by M. Vincke in late March 1970.
• Type locality: “Station de pisciculture de Périnet (Analamazaotra)”, Madagascar.

Combinations

• Geodipsas vinckei Domergue, 1988: 140 [original combination]
• Compsophis vinckei — Glaw, Nagy & Vences, 2007: 60 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Domergue, C.A. 1988. Notes sur les serpents de la region malgache. 8. Colubridae nouveaux. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série - Section A - Zoologie 10(1): 135–146. BHL
• 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., Rafanomezantsoa, J. & Ramanamanjato, J.-B. 2011. IUCN: Compsophis vinckei  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172911A6940327. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172911A6940327.en. Accessed on 02 February 2026.