Dendrelaphis modestus

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Dendrelaphis modestus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species:
D. modestus
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis modestus
Boulenger, 1894

Dendrelaphis modestus, the grey bronzeback or striped bronzeback, 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 modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T42492158A42492167. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. Dendrelaphis modestus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 February 2016.