Dendrelaphis marenae

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Dendrelaphis marenae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species:
D. marenae
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis marenae

Dendrelaphis marenae, also known commonly as Gaulke's bronze-back tree snake and Maren's bronzeback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Ahaetuliinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

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Etymology

The species Dendrelaphis marenae is named after German herpetologist Dr. Maren Gaulke, honoring her scientific contributions to the field of herpetology in the Philippines. She also helped collect some of the initial specimens. [2] [3] :168

Taxonomy

Dendrelaphis marenae belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis , which contains 48 other described species. [4]

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: [5]

Ahaetuliinae

Distribution

Dendrelaphis marenae is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Dendrelaphis marenae is forest, at elevations up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1]

Behavior

Dendrelaphis marenae is diurnal and fully arboreal. [2]

Diet

Dendrelaphis marenae preys predominately upon frogs. [1]

Reproduction

Dendrelaphis marenae is oviparous. [1] [2] Clutch size is two to ten eggs. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gillespie, G.; Jose, R.; Diesmos, A.C.; Alonso Gonzalez, J.C.; Demegillo, A.; Pitogo, K.; Delima, E.M. (2021). "Dendrelaphis marenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T199757A2610172. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dendrelaphis marenae 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.
  4. Genus Dendrelaphis at The Reptile Database.
  5. 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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