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Dendrelaphis oliveri

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Dendrelaphis oliveri
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D. oliveri
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis oliveri
(Taylor, 1950)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ahaetulla oliveri
    Taylor, 1950
  • Dendrelaphis oliveri
    Das, 1996

Dendrelaphis oliveri, commonly known as Oliver's bronzeback, is a species of arboreal snake 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Dendrelaphis&species=oliveri.
  2. ^ "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". Sri Lanka Reptile. http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/Serpentes/Dendrelaphis%20oliveri.php.
  3. ^ "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). http://www.gbif.org/species/2459364.
  4. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (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

  • Taylor EH (1950). "The Snakes of Ceylon". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 33 (14): 519-603. (Ahaetulla oliveri, new species, pp. 555-557, Plate XVIII, figure 1).