Opisthotropis boonsongi (Boomsong’s Stream Snake)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Boomsong’s Stream Snake, Boonsong's Keelback

Common Names in German:

Boonsongs Bachnatter

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Reptilia () - Reptiles
        Subclass: Diapsida ()
        Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha ()
        Superorder: Lepidosauria () - �
        Order: Squamata ()
        Suborder: Serpentes () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Superfamily: Colubroidea ()
        Family: Acrochordidae ()
        Subfamily: Natricinae ()
        Genus: Opisthotropis ()
        Specific name: boonsongi - TAYLOR & ELBEL 1958
        Scientific name: - Opisthotropis boonsongi TAYLOR & ELBEL 1958

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 18, 2006.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Opisthotropis boonsongi. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.