Biology:Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

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Short description: Species of snake

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus
Strip-Tailed Bronzeback imported from iNaturalist photo 85949098 on 9 January 2023.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species:
D. caudolineolatus
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus
(Günther, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Dendrophis caudolineolatus Günther, 1869
  • Dendrophis gregorii Haly, 1888

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus, commonly known as Gunther's bronzeback tree snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[2]

It was described and named, as Dendrophis caudolineolata, by Albert Günther of the British Museum in 1869.[3]

Geographic range

The snake is found in Sri Lanka,[2] where the type specimen, now in the Natural History Museum, London, was collected by Richard Hawksworth Barnes.[3]

References

  1. Wickramasinghe, L.J.M.; Ganesh, S.R. (2021). "Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172669A1363628. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172669/1363628. Retrieved 23 April 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Species Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus at The Reptile Database
  3. 3.0 3.1  , Wikidata Q99641048}} (Dendrophis caudolineolata, new species, p. 506 + Plate XL, figure 1).

Wikidata ☰ Q3022313 entry