Smith's mountain keelback
| Smith's mountain keelback | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Opisthotropis |
| Species: | O. spenceri |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthotropis spenceri M.A. Smith, 1918 | |
Smith's mountain keelback or Spencer's stream snake[2] (Opisthotropis spenceri ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.[1]
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
- 1 2 Pauwels, O.S.G. & Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Opisthotropis spenceri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T15392A717343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T15392A717343.en. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "Opisthotropis spenceri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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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