Gray Bronzeback

About the Gray Bronzeback

Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, commonly known as the striped bronzeback or grey bronzeback, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. When John Edward Gray first scientifically described the species in 1834, he did not provide the origin of the scientific name caudolineatus. However, in Latin "cauda" means tail and "linea" mean line, possibly referencing the longitudinal lines reaching from head to tail.

Dendrelaphis caudolineatus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species. Prior to a 2012 study, several other species of Dendrelaphis were previously considered to be members of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, but are now considered to be separate species: D. flavescens, D. terrificus, D. philippinensis, and D. levitoni.

Dendrelaphis is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dendrelaphis is most closely related to Chrysopelea, as shown in the cladogram below: Dendrelaphis caudolineatus is found in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore. It is found in a wide variety of forested habitats, commonly seen in trees and bushes, most... Wikipedia →