| Dendrelaphis subocularis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Ahaetuliinae |
| Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
| Species: | D. subocularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrelaphis subocularis (Boulenger, 1888) | |
Dendrelaphis subocularis, commonly known as the mountain bronzeback or Burmese bronzeback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae from Southeast Asia.
Dendrelaphis subocularis belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis , which contains 48 other described species. [2]
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: [3]
| Ahaetuliinae |
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The species is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Yunnan), and Indonesia (Java). [4]
The snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction. [4]