Species

Opisthotropis hungtai

Opisthotropis hungtai · described by WANG, LYU, ZENG, LIN, YANG, NGUYEN, LE, ZIEGLER & WANG 2020

Opisthotropis hungtai

Fossil specimen.

Photo: Wang J, Lyu Z-T, Zeng Z-C, Lin C-Y, Yang J-H, Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Ziegler T, Wang Y-Y (2020) Re-examination of the Chinese record of Opisthotropis maculosa (Squamata, Natricidae), resulting in the first national record of O. haihaensis and description of a new species. ZooKeys 913: 141-159. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.913.48622, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Opisthotropis hungtai
First described
WANG, LYU, ZENG, LIN, YANG, NGUYEN, LE, ZIEGLER & WANG 2020
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Opisthotropis

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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