Dendrelaphis schokari

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Dendrelaphis schokari (Kuhl, 1820)

Neotype: RMNH 842, collected by Frank in 1853. [designated by Rooijen & Vogel (2008: 38)]
Type locality: “Ceylon [=Sri Lanka]”, via neotype designation.

Dipsas schokari Kuhl, 1820: 80 [original combination]
Dendrelaphis schokari — van Rooijen & Vogel, 2008: 38 [subsequent combination]

Dendrophis helena Werner, 1893: 81 [synonymised by van Rooijen & Vogel (2008: 38)]
- Holotype: NMW 24382:3.
- Type locality: “Ceylon [=Sri Lanka]”.

Sri Lanka: in the wet zone, rarely in the intermediate and dry zones of the island.

Kuhl, H. 1820. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie. Hermannsche Buchhandlung: Frankfurt am Main. 152 pp. BHL Reference page.
Werner, F. 1893. Herpetologische Nova (1). Zoologischer Anzeiger 16(414): 81–84. BHL
Van Rooijen, J. & Vogel, G. 2008. An investigation into the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803): revalidation of Dipsas schokari (Kuhl, 1820) (Serpentes, Colubridae). Contributions to Zoology 77(1) 33–43. DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07701005 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.

Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & Ganesh, S.R. 2021. IUCN: Dendrelaphis schokari (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T42492396A42492401. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T42492396A42492401.en. Accessed on 03 November 2025.