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Thermophis
''Thermophis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to China. Species The genus includes three species: www.reptile-database.org. * '' Thermophis baileyi'' (Wall A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or, is decorative. There are many kinds of walls, including: * Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the sup ..., 1907) - Bailey's snake, hot-spring keelback, Xizang hot-spring keelback * '' Thermophis shangrila'' Peng, Lu, Huang, Guo and Zhang, 2014 - Yunnan hot-spring keelback, Shangrila hot-spring keelback * '' Thermophis zhaoermii'' Guo, Liu, Feng & He, 2008 - Sichuan hot-spring keelback References Further reading * , 1953: The taxonomic status of the Tibetan colubrid snake ''Natrix baileyi''. ''Copeia'' 1953 (2):92-96. * , 2007: The ecological specialist, ''Thermophis baileyi'' (Wall, 1907): new records, distribution and biogeographic conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thermophis Baileyi
''Thermophis baileyi'', also known Common name, commonly as Bailey's snake, the hot-spring keelback, the hot-spring snake, and the Xizang hot-spring keelback, is a rare species of Colubridae, colubrid snake Endemism, endemic to Tibet. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''baileyi'', is in honor of Frederick Marshman Bailey, Frederick M. Bailey, a British people, British army officer and Exploration, explorer. Geographic range ''T. baileyi'' is found only at high altitudes on the Tibetan Plateau. The species is endemic to Tibet and was recorded for the first time in 1907 by Frank Wall (herpetologist), Wall near Gyantse, Gyantze at above sea level (no exact coordinates available).Frank Wall (herpetologist), Wall F (2007). "Some new Asian snakes". ''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society'' 17 (3): 612–618 + three unnumbered plates. (''Tropidonotus baileyi'', new species, pp. 617–618 + second unnumbered plate, six views). In 1990 J. Robert Macey, Macey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |