Biology:Compsophis laphystius
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Short description: Species of snake
Compsophis laphystius | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
Genus: | Compsophis |
Species: | C. laphystius
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Binomial name | |
Compsophis laphystius (Cadle, 1996)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Compsophis laphystius is a species of snake in the subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinae of the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar .[2][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. laphystius is the riparian zone of humid forest.[2]
Diet
C. laphystius preys upon frogs.[2]
Reproduction
C. laphystius is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Compsophis laphystius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
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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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2990793 entry