Dendrelaphis ngansonensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Ahaetuliinae |
Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
Species: | D. ngansonensis
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Binomial name | |
Dendrelaphis ngansonensis (
Bourret, 1935)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Dendrophis pictus ngansonensis Bourret, 1935 |
Dendrelaphis ngansonensis, commonly known as either the Nganson bronzeback or Nganson bronzeback tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae, sound in Southeast Asia.
The species name ngansonensis is named after the type locality of the Ngân Sơn district of Tonkin, North Vietnam. [2]
Dendrelaphis ngansonensis belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species. [3] D. ngansonensis is most closely related to Dendrelaphis cyanochloris, and together the two might form a species complex. [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: [4]
Ahaetuliinae |
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The species is found in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and southwestern China ( Yunnan). [1] [2]
Dendrelaphis ngansonensis is an arboreal snake [1] [2] that occurs in both primary and secondary forests. It preys upon small vertebrates. [1] It has been found to be both diurnal and nocturnal, and has oviparous reproduction. [2]