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'''''Opisthotropis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[snake]]s in the family [[Colubridae]]. |
'''''Opisthotropis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[snake]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The genus is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Southeast Asia]] and [[South China]]. |
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It contains the following [[species]]: |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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The genus ''Opisthotropis'' contains the following 24 [[species]] which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically by [[Binomial nomenclature|scientific name]].<ref>[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?submit=Search&exact%5B0%5D=genus&genus=Opisthotropis ''Opisthotropis'']. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref><ref>[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=700272 ''Opisthotropis'']. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.</ref> |
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*''[[Opisthotropis alcalai]]'' <small>[[:fr:Walter Creighton Brown|W. Brown]] & [[Alan Edward Leviton|Leviton]], 1961</small> – mountain keelback |
*''[[Opisthotropis alcalai]]'' <small>[[:fr:Walter Creighton Brown|W. Brown]] & [[Alan Edward Leviton|Leviton]], 1961</small> – mountain keelback |
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*''[[Opisthotropis andersonii]]'' <small>([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1888)</small> – [[John Anderson (zoologist)|Anderson's]] stream snake<ref name=EDR>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Opisthotropis andersonii'', p. 8; ''O. maxwelli'', p. 171).</ref> |
*''[[Opisthotropis andersonii]]'' <small>([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1888)</small> – [[John Anderson (zoologist)|Anderson's]] stream snake<ref name=EDR>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Opisthotropis andersonii'', p. 8; ''O. maxwelli'', p. 171).</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Opisthotropis Günther, 1872 |
Opisthotropis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia and South China.
Species
The genus Opisthotropis contains the following 24 species which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically by scientific name.[1][2]
- Opisthotropis alcalai W. Brown & Leviton, 1961 – mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis andersonii (Boulenger, 1888) – Anderson's stream snake[3]
- Opisthotropis atra Günther, 1872
- Opisthotropis balteata (Cope, 1895) – Hainan mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis cheni Zhao, 1999
- Opisthotropis cucae David et al., 2011 (found in Kontum, Vietnam)
- Opisthotropis daovantieni Orlov et al., 1998 – Tien's mountain stream snake
- Opisthotropis durandi Teynié, Lottier, David, Nguyen, & Vogel, 2014 – Durand’s mountain stream snake
- Opisthotropis guangxiensis Zhao et al., 1978 – Guangxi mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis jacobi Angel & Bourret, 1933 – Chapa mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis kikuzatoi (Okada & Takara, 1958) – Kikuzato's brook snake
- Opisthotropis kuatunensis Pope, 1928 – Chinese mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis lateralis Boulenger, 1903 – Tonkin mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis latouchii (Boulenger, 1899) – Sichuan mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis laui Yang, Sung & Chan, 2013 - Lau's mountain stream snake
- Opisthotropis maculosa Stuart & Chuaynkern, 2007 – yellow-spotted mountain stream snake
- Opisthotropis maxwelli Boulenger, 1914 – Maxwell's mountain keelback[3]
- Opisthotropis rugosa (Lidth de Jeude, 1890)
- Opisthotropis shenzhenensis Wang, Guo, Liu, Lyu, Wang, Luo, Sun, & Zhang, 2017 – Shenzhen mountain stream snake
- Opisthotropis spenceri M.A. Smith, 1918 – Spencer’s stream snake or Smith's mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis tamdaoensis Ziegler, David, & Vu, 2008
- Opisthotropis typica (Mocquard, 1890) – olive mountain keelback
- Opisthotropis voquyi Ziegler, David, Ziegler, Pham, Nguyen, & Le, 2018
- Opisthotropis zhaoermii Ren, Wang, Jiang, Guo, & Li, 2017
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Opisthotropis.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Opisthotropis.
- ^ Opisthotropis. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Opisthotropis. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Opisthotropis andersonii, p. 8; O. maxwelli, p. 171).
Further reading
- Günther A (1872). "Seventh Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fourth Series 9: 13-37. (Opisthotropis, new genus, p. 16).
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