Dendrelaphis oliveri
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
Species: | D. oliveri
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Binomial name | |
Dendrelaphis oliveri (Taylor, 1950)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Dendrelaphis oliveri, commonly known as Oliver's bronzeback, is a species of arboreal snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]
Etymology
Both the specific name, oliveri, and the common name, Oliver's bronzeback, are in honor of American herpetologist James A. Oliver.[4]
Behavior
D. oliveri is arboreal and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c d Species Dendrelaphis oliveri at The Reptile Database
- ^ "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". Sri Lanka Reptile. http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/Serpentes/Dendrelaphis%20oliveri.php.
- ^ "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). https://www.gbif.org/species/2459364.
- ^ 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. (Dendrelaphis oliveri, p. 194).
Further reading
- Das I (1996). Biogeography of the Reptiles of South Asia. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 87 pp. ISBN 978-0894649356. (Dendrelaphis oliveri, new combination, p. 55).
- Taylor EH (1950). "The Snakes of Ceylon". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 (14): 519–603. (Ahaetulla oliveri, new species, pp. 555–557, Plate XVIII, figure 1).