Mountain bronzeback facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mountain bronzeback |
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Dendrelaphis
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subocularis
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Dendrelaphis subocularis, commonly known as the mountain bronzeback or Burmese bronzeback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae from Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
Dendrelaphis subocularis 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:
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Distribution
The species is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Yunnan), and Indonesia (Java).
Behavior
The snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction.
