Maxwell's Mountain Keelback

Opisthotropis maxwelli est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Natricidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique de la république populaire de Chine. Elle se rencontre dans les provinces du Fujian, du Guangdong, du Jiangxi et du Guangxi.

Opisthotropis maxwelli, also known commonly as Maxwell's mountain keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to China. Etymology The specific name, maxwelli, is in honour of British Presbyterian missionary John Preston Maxwell (1871–1961), who also was a physician working in China (1898–1936), and who presented the holotype to the British Museum (Natural History).

Opisthotropis es un género de serpientes que pertenecen a la familia de los colúbridos. ​ Son endémicas del Sudeste Asiático y China. Especies Se distinguen las siguientes 21 especies:​ Opisthotropis alcalai Brown & Leviton, 1961 Opisthotropis andersonii (Boulenger, 1888) Opisthotropis atra Günther, 1872 Opisthotropis balteata (Cope, 1895) Opisthotropis cheni Zhao, 1999 Opisthotropis cucae David, Cuong The Pham, Truong Quang Nguyen & Ziegler, 2011 Opisthotropis daovantieni Orlov, Darevsky & Murphy, 1998​ Opisthotropis durandi​ Teynié, Lottier, David, Nguyen & Vogel, 2014 Opisthotropis…