Dendrelaphis inornatus

Dendrelaphis inornatus

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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Chrysopeleinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis inornatus
Subspecies (2): D. i. inornatus – D. i. timorensis

Name

Dendrelaphis inornatus Boulenger, 1897

• Syntypes (n=4): BMNH 1946.1.23.23–26, ♂s and ♀s, collected by A.H. Everett between 1895–1896.
• Type locality: “Sumba and Savu”.

Combinations

• Dendrelaphis inornatus Boulenger, 1897: 507 [original combination]
• Dendrophis pictus inornatus — Meise & Hennig, 1932 [subsequent combination]
• Dendrelaphis pictus inornatus — Mertens, 1934 [subsequent combination]
• Ahaetulla picta inornata — Haas, 1950 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Ahaetulla boiga intermedia Mertens, 1927
• Dendrelaphis pictus timorensis Smith, 1927

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1897. List of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Mr. Alfred Everett in Lombok, Flores, Sumba and Saru, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 6 19: 503–509.

Additional references

• How R A. Schmitt L H. Maharadatunkamsi. 1996. Geographical variation in the genus Dendrelaphis (Serpentes: Colubridae) within the islands of south-eastern Indonesia. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY (LONDON) 238 (2): 351- 363.

Links

• Shea, G., Reilly, S. & Tjaturadi, B. 2021. IUCN: Dendrelaphis inornatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T42492116A42492118. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T42492116A42492118.en. Accessed on 03 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Inornate Bronzeback