Smith's mountain keelback | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Opisthotropis |
Species: | O. spenceri
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Binomial name | |
Opisthotropis spenceri
M.A. Smith, 1918
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Smith's mountain keelback (Opisthotropis spenceri), also known commonly as Spencer's stream snake, [2] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand. [1]
The specific name, spenceri, is in honor of Mr. F.D. Spencer who collected the type specimen. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of O. spenceri is flowing streams. [2]
O. spenceri may attain a total length (including tail) of 60 cm (24 in). Dorsally, it is olive-colored. Ventrally it is yellowish white on the body, with gray mottling on the tail. It has smooth dorsal scales, which are arranged in 17 rows. [4]
O. spenceri is aquatic and nocturnal. [2]
O. spenceri preys upon freshwater shrimp, earthworms, fishes, frogs, and tadpoles. [2]
Smith's mountain keelback | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Opisthotropis |
Species: | O. spenceri
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Binomial name | |
Opisthotropis spenceri
M.A. Smith, 1918
|
Smith's mountain keelback (Opisthotropis spenceri), also known commonly as Spencer's stream snake, [2] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand. [1]
The specific name, spenceri, is in honor of Mr. F.D. Spencer who collected the type specimen. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of O. spenceri is flowing streams. [2]
O. spenceri may attain a total length (including tail) of 60 cm (24 in). Dorsally, it is olive-colored. Ventrally it is yellowish white on the body, with gray mottling on the tail. It has smooth dorsal scales, which are arranged in 17 rows. [4]
O. spenceri is aquatic and nocturnal. [2]
O. spenceri preys upon freshwater shrimp, earthworms, fishes, frogs, and tadpoles. [2]