Dendrelaphis chairecacos

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 Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Dendrelaphis chairecacos (Boie, 1827)

Neotype: BMNH 1924.10.13.15, collected by A.F. Abercromby between 1888–1921. [designated by Rooijen & Vogel (2009: 197)]
Type locality: “Kottayam, Travancore (South India)” via neotype designation.

Dendrophis chairecacos Boie, 1827: 541 [original combination]
Dendrelaphis chairecacos — Rooijen & Vogel, 2009: 197 [subsequent combination]

Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg, 1820. 1te Lieferung, Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20(6): 508–566. BHL Reference page.
Van Rooijen, J. & Vogel, G. 2009. A multivariate investigation into the population systematics of Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803) and Dendrelaphis schokari (Kuhl, 1820): revalidation of Dendrophis chairecacos Boie, 1827 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetological Journal 19(4): 193–200. PDF Reference page.

Deepak, V., Srinivasulu, C., Ganesan, S.R. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. IUCN: Dendrelaphis chairecacos (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194916A2368397. Accessed on 03 November 2025.