Thermophis
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Thermophis is a genus of snakes in the family
Colubridae.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Colubridae.
Species
The genus includes two species:- Thermophis baileyiThermophis baileyiThermophis baileyi, also known as "Bailey's snake" or the "hot-spring keel-back", is a rare species of colubrid snake.-Geographic range:It is found only at high altitudes in the mountains of Tibet near two hot springs....
(WallFrank WallFrank Wall was a physician and herpetologist who lived in Sri Lanka and India.Wall was born in Colombo, Ceylon . His father worked there and was responsible for initiating the study of natural history on the island. Wall studied medicine in London and joined the Indian Medical Service in 1893...
, 1907) - Bailey's snake, hot-spring keel-back, Xizang hot-spring keel-back
- Thermophis zhaoermii Guo, Liu, Feng & He, 2008 - Sichuan hot-spring keel-back