Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Opisthotropis | |
Similar Snake, Opisthotropis, Reptile, Colubridae, Scaled reptiles | ||
Smith's mountain keelback or Spencer's stream snake (Opisthotropis spenceri ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species 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.
References
Smith's mountain keelback Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA