| Dryophiops rubescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Ahaetuliinae |
| Genus: | Dryophiops |
| Species: | D. rubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryophiops rubescens (Gray, 1835) | |
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Dryophiops rubescens, commonly known as the red whip snake, is a species of snake in the colubrid family from Southeast Asia.
Dryophiops rubescens (originally named Dipsas rubescens) is the type species of the genus Dryophiops , which contains only one other species: Dryophiops philippina of the Philippines. [2]
Dryophiops is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dryophiops is most closely related to Ahaetulla and Proahaetulla , as shown in the cladogram below: [3]
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The species is arboreal, found in forests in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. [2]
Dryophiops snakes, along with their close relatives of Ahaetulla and Proahaetulla , all share an elongated and laterally compressed body plan, with elongated sharp snouts, and large eyes with horizontals pupils specialized for binocular vision. [3]
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