Opisthotropis maculosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Opisthotropis
Species: Opisthotropis maculosa

Name

Opisthotropis maculosa Stuart & Chuaynkern, 2007: 37

• Holotype: THNHM 05343 (formerly FMNH 265798), adult ♂, collected by Yodchaiy Chuaynkern, Chatchay Chuechat, Sunchai Makchai, and B.L. Stuart on 7 September 2004.
• Type locality: “Thailand, Nong Khai Province, Boong Klar District, Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary, at marker 027 on footpath to Lad Phleuy Waterfall, 18°14’31.0” N 103°57’44.5” E, 190 m asl”.

Combinations

• Opisthotropis maculosus Stuart & Chuaynkern, 2007: 37 [original combination, incorrect gender agreement]
• Opisthotropis maculosa — David et al., 2011: 52 [subsequent combination, correct gender agreement]

References

Primary references

• Stuart, B.L. & Chuaynkern, Y. 2007. A New Opisthotropis (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Northeastern Thailand. Current Herpetology 26(1): 35–40. DOI: 10.3105/1345-5834(2007)26[35:ANOSCN]2.0.CO;2 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• David, P., Pham, C.T., Nguyen, T.Q. & Ziegler, T. 2011. A new species of the genus Opisthotropis Günther, 1872 (Squamata: Natricidae) from the highlands of Kon Tum Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 2758(1): 43–56. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2758.1.3 Reference page. 
• Yang, J.-H., Wang, Y.-Y., Zhang, B., Lau, M.W.-N. & Chou, W.-H. 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2785.1.4 . Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Opisthotropis maculosa. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 October 2019.
• Lau, M., Wang, Y., Stuart, B. & Golynsky, E. 2012. IUCN: Opisthotropis maculosa  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191921A2015729. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191921A2015729.en

Vernacular names

English: Yellow Spotted Mountain Stream Snake