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
  • Parahelicops boonsongi
    Taylor & Elbel, 1958

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. 1 2 Chan-ard T. 2012. Parahelicops boonsongi. 2014 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 June 2014.
  2. 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).

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