Genus

Madagascar Big-headed Snakes

Compsophis

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPseudoxyrhophiidae (Madagascar Brook Snakes)
GenusCompsophis (Madagascar Big-headed Snakes)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Compsophis laphystius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~40%

May

<5%

Jun

~40%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Madagascar Big-headed Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 1	~40%
	Ranomafana Big-headed Snake			~40%

Madagascar Big-headed Snakes

Species in this group

Ranomafana Big-headed Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Madagascar Big-headed Snakes

Parks Ranked