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Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

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Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Ahaetuliinae
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

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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

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  1. ^ Wickramasinghe, L.J.M.; Ganesh, S.R. (2021). "Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T172669A1363628. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Species Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus at The Reptile Database
  3. ^ a b Albert Günther (21 August 2009). "Report on two Collections of Indian Reptiles". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 37 (1): 500–507. doi:10.1111/J.1469-7998.1869.TB07359.X. ISSN 0370-2774. Wikidata Q99641048. (Dendrophis caudolineolata, new species, p. 506 + Plate XL, figure 1).