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Dendrelaphis formosus
Elegant Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) (8417383360).jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Dendrelaphis
Species:
formosus
Synonyms

Dendrophis formosa Boie, 1827

Dendrelaphis formosus, commonly known as either the elegant bronzeback or beautiful bronzeback tree snake, is a snake species in the family Colubridae from Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

Dendrelaphis formosus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.

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:

Ahaetuliinae
sharp-nosed snakes


Ahaetulla



Proahaetulla




Dryophiops



broad-nosed snakes
Dendrelaphis





Dendrelaphis marenae



Dendrelaphis haasi




Dendrelaphis pictus






Dendrelaphis ngansonensis



Dendrelaphis cyanochloris




Dendrelaphis striatus





Dendrelaphis formosus







Dendrelaphis tristis



Dendrelaphis subocularis




Dendrelaphis schokari





Dendrelaphis fuliginosus



Dendrelaphis caudolineatus






Chrysopelea





Distribution and habitat

Elegant Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) (6730960013)
Beautiful bronzeback tree snake in Gunung Mulu National Park

The beautiful bronzeback tree snake is native to southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia to the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java. It inhabits lowland forests up to elevations of 600 m (2,000 ft).

Behavior

The snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction. It mainly feeds on lizards, but occasionally also frogs.

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