Smith's mountain keelback
| Smith's mountain keelback | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Opisthotropis |
| Species: | O. spenceri |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthotropis spenceri M.A. Smith, 1918 | |
Smith's mountain keelback or Spencer's stream snake[1] (Opisthotropis spenceri ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Thailand.[2]
Etymology
Both the specific name, spenceri, and one of the common names, Spencer's stream snake, are in honor of Mr. F.D. Spencer who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Pauwels OSG, Chan-ard T. 2012. Opisthotropis spenceri. 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 spenceri, pp. 249-250).
Further reading
- Smith MA. 1918. Description of a New Snake (Opisthotropis spenceri ) from Siam. Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 3 (1): 13 + plate.
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