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Dendrelaphis hollinrakei

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Dendrelaphis hollinrakei
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. hollinrakei
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis hollinrakei
Lazell, 2002

Dendrelaphis hollinrakei is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Shek Kwu Chau in China.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, hollinrakei, is in honor of the collector of the holotype, Dr. James Barrie Hollinrake, who was the administrator of Shek Kwu Chau (1971–1984).[3]

Description

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D. hollinrakei has 15 rows of dorsal scales at midbody. Its has 171 ventrals, and 130 subcaudals.[2]

Behavior

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D. hollinrakei is diurnal and fully arboreal.[2]

Reproduction

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D. hollinrakei is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lau M (2012). "Dendrelaphis hollinrakei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199756A2610084. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Dendrelaphis hollinrakei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dendrelaphis hollinrakei, p. 125).

Further reading

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  • Lazell JD (2002). "The herpetofauna of Shek Kwu Chau, South Chinese Sea, with descriptions of two new colubrid snakes". Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 25: 1–82. (Dendrelaphis hollinrakei, new species).