Oriental Whipsnake
Ahaetulla prasina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusAhaetulla (Asian Longnose Whipsnakes)
- SpeciesAhaetulla prasina (Oriental Whipsnake)
About the Oriental Whipsnake
Ahaetulla prasina is an arboreal, moderately venomous species of opisthoglyphous vine snake in the family Colubridae, found in Southern and Southeast Asia. Its common names include the Asian vine snake, Boie's whip snake, Gunther's whip snake, and the Oriental whip snake (Tagalog: puno ng ubas ahas; Thai: งูเขียวหัวจิ้งจก; Indonesian: ular anggur).
The species name prasina is from the Greek word prasinos for the color green. It belongs to the genus Ahaetulla, one of five genera within the subfamily Ahaetuliinae. Recent studies have found it to be paraphyletic and in need of taxonomic revision, as shown in the cladogram below:
Four subspecies are recognized, including the nominate race. Ahaetulla prasina medioxima Lazell, 2002 Ahaetulla prasina preocularis (Taylor, 1922): Philippine Islands, including Sulu Archipelago, Panay, Luzon. Ahaetulla prasina prasina (Boie, 1827)
Ahaetulla prasina suluensis Gaulke, 1994: Philippine Islands, Sulu Archipelago This snake has a wide distribution in Asia, where it occurs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tanjung Puting National Park
Brown Whip Snake
Dryophiops rubescens
Malayan Ringneck
Liopeltis tricolor
Orange-lipped Keelback
Rhabdophis flaviceps
Triangle Keelback
Xenochrophis trianguligerus
Gold-ringed Cat Snake
Boiga dendrophila
Gray Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
Elegant Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis formosus
Half-keeled Kukri Snake
Oligodon signatus
Brown Rat Snake
Ptyas fusca
Jasper Cat Snake
Boiga jaspidea
Striped Dwarf Treesnake
Lycodon tristrigatus
Black-headed Collared Snake
Sibynophis melanocephalus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 16 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 17 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 19 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |