Thrasops

Thrasops is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Africa.^[1]

Thrasops
Thrasops occidentalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Colubrinae
Genus:	Thrasops Hallowell, 1857

Species

• Thrasops flavigularis (Hallowell, 1852) – yellow-throated bold-eyed tree snake
• Thrasops jacksonii Günther, 1895 – black tree snake, Jackson’s black tree snake
• Thrasops occidentalis Parker, 1940 – black tree snake
• Thrasops schmidti Loveridge, 1936 – Schmidt’s bold-eyed tree snake

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Thrasops.

Etymology

The generic name, Thrasops, is from Greek Θρασος (Thrasos) meaning "bold" and ῶφ (ops) meaning "eye".^[2]