Opisthotropis zhaoermii

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 zhaoermii

Name

• Opisthotropis zhaoermii Ren, Wang, Jiang, Guo & Li, 2017: 257

Holotype: CIB 109999, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Zuolong Gorges, Guzhang, Tujia-Miao of western Hunan, China (N 28°42'17.88", E 109°55'26.26", 561 m a.s.l.).”

References

Primary references

• Ren, J.-L., Wang, K., Jianf, K., Guo, P. & Li, J.-T. 2017. A New Species of the Southeast Asian Genus Opisthotropis (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Hunan, China. Zoological Research 38(5): 251–263. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.068 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Opisthotropis zhaoermii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 March 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Zhao’s Mountain Stream Snake