Dendrelaphis striatus explained

Dendrelaphis striatus, commonly known as the banded bronzeback or striated bronzeback treesnake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae found in Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

Dendrelaphis striatus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.[1]

Dendrelaphis is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dendrelaphis is most closely related to Chrysopelea, as shown in the cladogram below:[2]

Geographic range

Dendrelaphis striatus is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Behavior

The snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction.

Notes and References

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  2. Mallik . Ashok Kumar . Achyuthan . N. Srikanthan . Ganesh . Sumaithangi R. . Pal . Saunak P. . Vijayakumar . S. P. . Shanker . Kartik . 27 July 2019 . Discovery of a deeply divergent new lineage of vine snake (Colubridae: Ahaetuliinae: Proahaetulla gen. nov.) from the southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India with a revised key for Ahaetuliinae . . en . 14 . 7 . e0218851 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0218851 . 31314800 . 6636718 . 1932-6203 . 2019PLoSO..1418851M . free.