Dendrelaphis
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| Dendrelaphis | |
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| Dendrelaphis punctulata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890 |
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20+ recognized species, see article. |
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Dendrophis |
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Dendrelaphis is a genus of colubrid snakes, which includes various tree snakes of Australia, New Guinea and Asia. There are over twenty described species in this genus.
[edit] Species
(This list is currently incomplete)
- Dendrelaphis bifrenalis – Boulenger's Bronzeback - Boulenger. 1890
- Dendrelaphis calligastra – Northern Tree Snake - (Günther, 1867)
- Dendrelaphis caudolineatus – Striped Bronzeback - Gray. 1834
- Dendrelaphis cyanochloris – Wall's Bronzeback – (Wall, 1921)
- Dendrelaphis formosus
- Dendrelaphis gastrostictus Boulenger. 1894
- Dendrelaphis girii Vogel and Van Rooijen, 2011
- Dendrelaphis gorei – Gore's Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis grandoculis – Southern Bronzeback Boulenger. 1890
- Dendrelaphis hollinrakei
- Dendrelaphis humayuni – Tiwari's Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis inornatus
- Dendrelaphis kopsteini – Red-necked Bronzeback Snake
- Dendrelaphis lorentzi
- Dendrelaphis ngansonensis
- Dendrelaphis oliveri
- Dendrelaphis papuensis
- Dendrelaphis pictus – Painted Bronzeback (Gmelin, 1789)
- Dendrelaphis punctulata – Green Tree Snake - (Gray, 1827)
- Dendrelaphis salomonis
- Dendrelaphis striatus
- Dendrelaphis subocularis
- Dendrelaphis tristis – Bronzeback Snake
- Dendrelaphis underwoodi – Underwood's Bronzeback Snake
[edit] References
- Genus Dendrelaphis at The Reptile Database
- Gow, David F. (1976). Snakes of Australia. Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-14437-0.
[edit] External Links
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