Species

Opisthotropis maxwelli

Opisthotropis maxwelli · described by BOULENGER 1914

Opisthotropis andersonii, a close relative of Opisthotropis maxwelli — Pictured: Opisthotropis andersonii, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Thomas Brown, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Opisthotropis maxwelli
First described: BOULENGER 1914
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.

Where it sits on the tree