- Source: Thrasops jacksonii
Thrasops jacksonii, also known commonly as the black tree snake and Jackson's black tree snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central Africa.
Geographic range
T. jacksonii is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. jacksonii are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 549–2,400 m (1,801–7,874 ft).
Description
T. jacksonii may attain a total length (including tail) of about 2.0 m (6.6 ft).
Behavior
T. jacksonii is diurnal and arboreal, and has been found as high as 30 m (98 ft) in the canopy.
Diet
A generalist, T. jacksonii preys upon frogs, arboreal lizards, birds and their eggs, and mammals.
Reproduction
T. jacksonii is oviparous. Clutch size is 7–12 eggs.
Etymology
The specific name, jacksonii, is in honor of English ornithologist Frederick John Jackson.
References
Further reading
Günther A (1895). "Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the Eastern Half of Tropical Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 15: 523–529 + Plate XXI. (Thrasops Jacksonii, new species, pp. 528–529).
Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Thrasops jacksonii, p. 500).
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- Thrasops jacksonii
- Thrasops
- Boomslang
- Frederick John Jackson
- List of snakes by scientific name
- Black tree snake
- List of reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of least concern reptiles
