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Dendrelaphis formosus
Dendrelaphis formosus, commonly known as either the elegant bronzeback or beautiful bronzeback tree snake, is a snake species in the family Colubridae from Southeast Asia. TaxonomyDendrelaphis formosus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.[2] 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:[3]
Distribution and habitat_(6730960013).jpg) The beautiful bronzeback tree snake is native to southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia to the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java. It inhabits lowland forests up to elevations of 600 m (2,000 ft).[1] BehaviorThe snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction.[4] It mainly feeds on lizards, but occasionally also frogs.[1] References
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