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
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]
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Vogel, G.; van Rooijen, J. (2008). "Contributions to a review of the Dendrelaphis pictus (Gmelin, 1789) complex – 2. the eastern forms". Herpetozoa. 21 (1/2): 3–29. (Dendrelaphis marenae, new species).
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