Boonsong's Keelback
Encyclopedia
Boonsong's keelback is a species
of snake
in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Thailand
. The specific name, boonsongi, commemorates Thai
zoologist and conservationist
Dr. Boonsong Lekagul
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. The specific name, boonsongi, commemorates Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
zoologist and conservationist
Conservationist
Conservationists are proponents or advocates of conservation. They advocate for the protection of all the species in an ecosystem with a strong focus on the natural environment...
Dr. Boonsong Lekagul
Boonsong Lekagul
Dr Boonsong Lekagul was a Thai medical doctor, biologist, ornithologist and conservationist.He was born at Songkhla in southern Thailand and received a medical degree from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok in 1933. In 1935 he established Thailand’s first polyclinic in Bangkok...
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Opisthotropis boonsongi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.