| Dendrelaphis tristis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Ahaetuliinae |
| Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
| Species: | D. tristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803) | |
Dendrelaphis tristis (Common bronzeback or Daudin's bronzeback) is a species of colubrid tree-snake found in South Asia. It is not venomous, and harmless to humans.
Dendrelaphis tristis 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]
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Dendrelaphis tristis is found in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Bhutan, [4] although its presence is uncertain in Myanmar, Bhutan, and Pakistan. [1]
It is diurnal and fully arboreal. [4] It lives in various types of forests, from dry deciduous to semi-evergreen, and has even been reported in urban gardens and parks. [1]
Dendrelaphis tristis is a long, slender snake with a pointed head and a bronze-coloured line running right down its back. It is camouflaged among the leaves because of its uniform ruddy brown skin.[ citation needed ]
Its diet includes geckos, garden lizards, frogs, and small birds. [1] It is not venomous, and harmless to humans. [1]
The snake has oviparous (egg laying) reproduction, [4] and lays 6-8 eggs in April in tree hollows and rotting vegetation. [1]
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