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Thrasops schmidti

Thrasops schmidti, Schmidt's bold-eyed tree snake , is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

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Jul 4, 2026
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Length
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Thrasops schmidti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thrasops
Species:
T. schmidti
Binomial name
Thrasops schmidti
Loveridge, 1936

Thrasops schmidti, Schmidt's bold-eyed tree snake , is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.2

The snake is found in Kenya.2

Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.3


References

References

  1. Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2022) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Thrasops schmidti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T13265730A217783940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T13265730A217783940.en. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. "Thrasops schmidti ". 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 schmidti, p. 236).