| Dendrelaphis formosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Ahaetuliinae |
| Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
| Species: | D. formosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrelaphis formosus (Boie, 1827) | |
| Synonyms | |
Dendrophis formosaBoie, 1827 | |
Dendrelaphis formosus, commonly known as either the elegant bronzeback or beautiful bronzeback tree snake, is a snake species in the family Colubridae from Southeast Asia.
Dendrelaphis formosus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis , which contains 48 other described species. [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: [3]
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The beautiful bronzeback tree snake is native to southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia to the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java. It inhabits lowland forests up to elevations of 600 m (2,000 ft). [1]
The snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction. [4] It mainly feeds on lizards, but occasionally also frogs. [1]
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