Thrasops jacksonii

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Thrasops jacksonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thrasops
Species:
T. jacksonii
Binomial name
Thrasops jacksonii
Günther, 1895

Thrasops jacksonii, the black tree snake , is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[2]

The snake is found in central Africa.[2]

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, jacksonii, is in honor of English ornithologist Frederick John Jackson.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wagner, P.; Branch, W.R.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J. (2021). "Thrasops jacksonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44929924A44929946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44929924A44929946.en. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Thrasops jacksonii". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Thrasops jacksoni [sic]", p. 132; T. schmidti, p. 236).