Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Chrysopeleinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

Name

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus (Günther, 1869)

• Syntypes (n=2): BMNH 1946.1.23.21, , ♂, collected by B.H. Barnes and 1858.2.17.19, collected by Higgins.
• Type locality: “Ceylon [=Sri Lanka]”.

Combinations

• Dendrophis caudolineolatus Günther, 1869: 506 [original combination]
• Ahaetulla caudolineolata — Smith, 1943: 247 [subsequent combination]
• Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus — Murthy, 1985 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1869. Report on two collections of Indian reptiles. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869: 500–507.

Links

• Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & Ganesh, S.R. 2021. IUCN: Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172669A1363628. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172669A1363628.en. Accessed on 02 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Gunther's Bronzeback