Opisthotropis

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Opisthotropis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is native to Southeast Asia and South China.

Species

The genus Opisthotropis contains the following 25 species which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically by scientific name.[1][2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Opisthotropis.

References

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  1. Opisthotropis. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Opisthotropis. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  3. a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Opisthotropis andersonii, p. 8; O. maxwelli, p. 171).

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Further reading

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  • Günther A (1872). "Seventh Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 9: 13–37. (Opisthotropis, new genus, p. 16).
  • Yang J-H, Wang Y-Y, Zhang B, Lau MW-N, Chou WH (2011). "Revision of the diagnostic characters of Opisthotropis maculosa Stuart and Chuaynkern, 2007 with notes on its distribution and variation, and a key to the genus Opisthotropis (Squamata: Natricidae)". Zootaxa 2785: 61–68.


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