Biology:Dendrelaphis subocularis

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Dendrelaphis subocularis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species:
D. subocularis
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis subocularis
(Boulenger, 1888)

Dendrelaphis subocularis, commonly known as the mountain bronzeback or Burmese bronzeback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae from Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

Dendrelaphis subocularis belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.[2]

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:[3]

Ahaetuliinae
sharp‑nosed snakes

Ahaetulla

Proahaetulla

Dryophiops

broad‑nosed snakes
Dendrelaphis

Dendrelaphis marenae

Dendrelaphis haasi

Dendrelaphis pictus

Dendrelaphis ngansonensis

Dendrelaphis cyanochloris

Dendrelaphis striatus

Dendrelaphis formosus

Dendrelaphis tristis

Dendrelaphis subocularis

Dendrelaphis schokari

Dendrelaphis fuliginosus

Dendrelaphis caudolineatus

Chrysopelea

Distribution

The species is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Yunnan), and Indonesia (Java).[4]

Behavior

The snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3016836 entry