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Smith's Mountain Keelback
Opisthotropis spenceri
Smith's mountain keelback (Opisthotropis spenceri), also known commonly as Spencer's stream snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
From the article Smith's mountain keelback on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
O. spenceri may attain a total length (including tail) of 60 cm (24 in). Dorsally, it is olive-colored. Ventrally it is yellowish white on the body, with gray mottling on the tail. It has smooth dorsal scales, which are arranged in 17 rows.
What it does
O. spenceri preys upon freshwater shrimp, earthworms, fishes, frogs, and tadpoles.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
In human culture
The specific name, spenceri, is in honor of Mr. F.D. Spencer who collected the type specimen.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Opisthotropis spenceri in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29183.