Dendrelaphis keiensis

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Dendrelaphis keiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species:
D. keiensis
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis keiensis
(Mertens, 1926)

Dendrelaphis keiensis, the Kei treesnake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Indonesia. [2]

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References

  1. Iskandar, D.; Stubbs, A. (2021). "Dendrelaphis keiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T199756A2610084. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. Dendrelaphis keiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 February 2016.