Dendrelaphis andamanensis

Dendrelaphis andamanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis andamanensis

Name

Dendrelaphis andamanensis (Anderson, 1871)

• Holotype: ZSI 7714.
• Type locality: “Andamans”, India.

Combinations

• Dendrophis picta var. andamanensis Anderson, 1871: 184 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Dendrophis boiga andamanensis — Stejneger, 1933 [subsequent combination]
• Ahaetulla ahaetulla andamanensis — Smith, 1943: 244 [subsequent combination]
• Dendrelaphis ahaetulla andamanensis — Biswas & Sanyal, 1980 [subsequent combination]
• Dendrelaphis pictus andamanensis — Welch, 1988 [subsequent combination]
• Dendrelaphis andamanensis — Vogel & van Rooijen, 2011: 105 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Anderson, J. 1871. On some Indian reptiles. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 149–211. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dendrelaphis pictus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 April 2023.
• Achyuthan, N.S. & Mohapatra, P. 2021. IUCN: Dendrelaphis andamanensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T199635A2608105. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T199635A2608105.en. Accessed on 13 April 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Andamanen-Bronzenatter
English: Andaman Bronze-back