Dendrelaphis underwoodi

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Dendrelaphis underwoodi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species:
D. underwoodi
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis underwoodi
van Rooijen & G. Vogel, 2008

Dendrelaphis underwoodi, Underwood's 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.; Inger, R.F.; Das, I. (2012). "Dendrelaphis underwoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T191962A2021657. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. Dendrelaphis underwoodi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 February 2016.