Opisthotropis jacobi

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Opisthotropis jacobi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Opisthotropis
Species:
O. jacobi
Binomial name
Opisthotropis jacobi
Angel & Bourret, 1933

Opisthotropis jacobi, also known commonly as the Chapa mountain keelback, Jacob's mountain stream keelback, and Jacob's stream snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Vietnam and China. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, jacobi, is in honor of German entomologist Arnold F. V. Jacobi. [3]

Geographic range

O. jacobi is found in extreme northern Vietnam and in adjacent Yunnan Province, China. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of O. jacobi are forest and streams, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft). [1]

Description

O. jacobi may attain a total length (including tail) of 54 cm (21 in). Dorsally, it is uniformly shiny black. Ventrally, it is also shiny black but with light-edged ventrals and subcaudals. The dorsal scales are smooth, and arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body. [4]

Diet

O. jacobi preys upon earthworms, freshwater shrimp, fishes, and frogs and their tadpoles. [1] [2]

Reproduction

O. jacobi is oviparous. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rao, D.-q.; Zhou, Z. (2012). "Opisthotropis jacobi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T191913A2014651. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Opisthotropis jacobi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Opisthotropis jacobi, p. 132).
  4. Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Opisthotropis jacobi, pp. 333–334).

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