Thrasops jacksonii

Thrasops jacksonii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Thrasops
Species:	T. jacksonii
Binomial name
	Thrasops jacksonii; Günther, 1895
Synonyms
	Thrasops jacksonii ; Günther, 1895; Rhamnophis jacksonii ; — Boulenger, 1896; Thrasops Rothschildsi ; Mocquard, 1905; Thrasops jacksonii ; — Schmidt, 1923;

Thrasops jacksonii, known commonly as the black tree snake or Jackson's black tree snake, is a species of primarily arboreal and diurnal snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.^[2] The species is native to Central Africa, and has been discovered to possess a hemorrhagic venom, which it delivers to prey through moderately-sized fangs.

Geographic range

The preferred natural habitats of T. jacksonii are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 549–2,400 m (1,801–7,874 ft).^[1]

T. jacksonii may attain a total length (including tail) of about 2.0 m (6.6 ft).^[3]

T. jacksonii is diurnal and arboreal, and has been found as high as 30 m (98 ft) in the canopy.^[1]

A generalist, T. jacksonii preys upon frogs, arboreal lizards, birds and their eggs, and mammals.^[1]

T. jacksonii is oviparous.^[1]^[2] Clutch size is 7–12 eggs.^[1]

The specific name, jacksonii, is in honor of English ornithologist Frederick John Jackson.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wagner, P.; Branch, W.R.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J. (2021). "Thrasops jacksonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T44929924A44929946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44929924A44929946.en. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Thrasops jacksonii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ Schmidt KP (1923). "Contributions to the Herpetology of the Belgian Congo Based on the Collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909–1915. Part II. Snakes, with Field Notes by Herbert Lang and James P. Chapin". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 49 (1): 1–146. (Thrasops jacksonii, pp. 85–87).
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Thrasops jacksoni [sic]", p. 132).

Thrasops jacksonii
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Thrasops
Species:	T. jacksonii
Binomial name
*Thrasops jacksonii* Günther, 1895
Synonyms^[2]
Thrasops jacksonii Günther, 1895 Rhamnophis jacksonii — Boulenger, 1896 Thrasops Rothschildsi Mocquard, 1905 Thrasops jacksonii — Schmidt, 1923