Dendrelaphis thasuni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: 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 thasuni

Name

Dendrelaphis thasuni Atthanagoda, de Silva, Vogel, Udayanga, Bandara, Madawala, Grismer & Karunarathna, 2025: 35

• Holotype: NMSL 2025.01.01, adult ♀, collected by Suranjan Karunarathna and Anusha Atthanagoda on 25 October 2024.
• Type locality: “Maragala mountain, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka (6°53’26.12” N, 81°22’52.15” E, WGS1984; elevation 741 m asl)”.

References

Primary references

• Atthanagoda, A., de Silva, A., Vogel, G., Udayanga, S., Bandara, C., Madawala, M., Grismer, L.L. & Karunarathna, S. 2025. A new species of Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890 (Reptilia: Colubridae) from an isolated misty mountain in the South Eastern dry part of Sri Lanka. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 19(1): 28–47 (e340). PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Thasun’s Bronzeback