Dendrelaphis sinharajensis

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 sinharajensis

Name

• Dendrelaphis sinharajensis Wickramasinghe, 2016: 506

Holotype: NMSL 2016.06.01 NH, adult ♀, collected by L.J.M. Wickramasinghe.

Type locality: “Mideripitiya, Sinharaja Forest, Deniyaya, Matara District, Southern Province (N 06°21’24.72”, E 080°29’21.63”), 285 m”.

References

Primary references

• Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2016. A new canopy-dwelling species of Dendrelaphis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Sinharaja, World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4162(3): 504–518. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.3.5. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dendrelaphis sinharajensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Sinharaja Tree Snake