Dendrelaphis ngansonensis

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.

Dendrelaphis ngansonensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species:
D. ngansonensis
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis ngansonensis
(Bourret, 1935)
Synonyms[2]

Dendrophis pictus ngansonensis Bourret, 1935

Etymology

The species name ngansonensis is named after the type locality of the Ngân Sơn district of Tonkin, North Vietnam.[2]

Taxonomy

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

Distribution

The species is found in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and southwestern China (Yunnan).[1][2]

Habitat and behaviour

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]

References
  1. Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Vogel, G.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Dendrelaphis ngansonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192029A2030499. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. Dendrelaphis ngansonensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 July 2023.
  3. Genus Dendrelaphis at The Reptile Database.
  4. Mallik, Ashok Kumar; Achyuthan, N. Srikanthan; Ganesh, Sumaithangi R.; Pal, Saunak P.; Vijayakumar, S. P.; Shanker, Kartik (27 July 2019). "Discovery of a deeply divergent new lineage of vine snake (Colubridae: Ahaetuliinae: Proahaetulla gen. nov.) from the southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India with a revised key for Ahaetuliinae". PLOS ONE. 14 (7): e0218851. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1418851M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0218851. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6636718. PMID 31314800.


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