Biology:Dendrelaphis cyanochloris
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
| Species: | D. cyanochloris
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrelaphis cyanochloris (Wall, 1921)
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Dendrelaphis cyanochloris, commonly known as Wall's bronzeback or the blue bronzeback, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.[2] D. cyanochloris is most closely related to Dendrelaphis ngansonensis, and together the two might form a species complex.[3]
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:[4]
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Distribution
The species occurs in India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (Namdapha - Changlang district); Andaman Islands, northern parts of West Bengal), Bangladesh,[5][6] Myanmar, southern Thailand, and western Malaysia (Pulau Pinang, Pahang, Pulau Tioman), possibly also in Bhutan. It is predominantly arboreal and inhabits primary and mature secondary lowland rainforest, at altitudes of up to 1,000 m.[1][3]
Behavior
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Like other bronzebacks, this snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction.[3]
Conservation
Common and widespread, Wall's bronzeback is currently classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, although it is likely impacted by localized habitat loss and degradation from agricultural expansion and logging.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Richman, N.; Böhm, M. (2010). "Dendrelaphis cyanochloris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176783A7303949.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176783/7303949. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Genus Dendrelaphis at The Reptile Database.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dendrelaphis cyanochloris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 July 2022.
- ↑ 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" (in en). PLOS ONE 14 (7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0218851. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 31314800. Bibcode: 2019PLoSO..1418851M.
- ↑ Rana, Md. Shohel; Biswas, Sajid; Datta, Ashis Kumar; Akhtar, Sharmin; Hasan, Md. Kamrul (26 September 2025). "New records of two species of the genus Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from Bangladesh" (in en). Check List 21 (5): 831–839. doi:10.15560/21.5.831. https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/159150/list/9/. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ জাইন্ড, জারা (1 October 2025). "বাংলাদেশের বনে নতুন দুই প্রজাতির সাপের সন্ধান" (in bn). Bangladesh: BigganBarta. https://bigganbarta.org/bangladesh/two-new-species-of-snakes-discovered-in-bangladesh-forests-6237.html.
Further reading
- Das, I. 1999 Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Ota,H. (ed) Tropical Island herpetofauna.., Elsevier, pp. 43–77
- Wall. F. 1921 Remarks on the Indian species of Dendrophis and Dendrelaphis. Rec. Ind. Mus. Calcutta, 22: 151 - 162
Wikidata ☰ Q2068522 entry
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