Dendrelaphis hollinrakei

Dendrelaphis hollinrakei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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

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

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

Behavior

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

Reproduction

D. hollinrakei is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Lau M (2012). "Dendrelaphis hollinrakei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T199756A2610084. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
2. 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

• 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 Society25: 1–82. (Dendrelaphis hollinrakei, new species).