Species of Thailand
Spencer's mountain keelback
Binomial name: Opisthotropis spenceri (Malcolm Arthur Smith, 1918)
Smith's mountain keelback or Spencer's stream snake (Opisthotropis spenceri ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
It is endemic to Thailand.
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.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Opisthotropis
- Species
- Opisthotropis spenceri
Common names
- German: Spencers Bachnatter
- English: Spencer’s stream snake, Smith's mountain keelback
- Thai: งูลายสอสองสี
Synonyms
- Opisthotropis spenceri, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
- Opisthotropis spenceri, David et al. (2011)
- Opisthotrophis sic spenceri, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (1999)
- Opisthotropis spenceri, Walter Creighton Brown & Alan E. Leviton (1961)
- Opisthotropis spenceri, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)
- Opisthotropis spenceri, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1918)
Spencer's mountain keelback is found in following locations in Thailand
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- Ngao District, Lampang
- Tha Wang Pha District, Nan
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN2.3)
No photo for this species yet
- Ngao District, Lampang
- Tha Wang Pha District, Nan
Range map of Opisthotropis spenceri in Thailand
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