Boonsong's keelback
| Boonsong's keelback | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Opisthotropis |
| Species: | O. boonsongi |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthotropis boonsongi (Taylor & Elbel, 1958) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Boonsong's keelback (Opisthotropis boonsongi ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Thailand.[1]
Geographic range
O. boonsongi is known only from Loei Province in northeastern Thailand although it may occur in Laos, southern China and Vietnam. It is found in sub-montane forests and may be aquatic or semi-aquatic, feeding on frogs and fishes.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, boonsongi, commemorates Thai zoologist and conservationist Dr. Boonsong Lekagul.[2]
References
- 1 2 Chan-ard T. 2012. Parahelicops boonsongi. 2014 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 June 2014.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Opisthotropis boonsongi, p. 31).
Further reading
- Taylor EH, Elbel RE. 1958. Contribution to the Herpetology of Thailand. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 38 (13): 1033-1189. (Parahelicops boonsongi, new species, pp. 1156-1159, Figure 31).
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