Dendrelaphis striatus


Dendrelaphis striatus, commonly known as the banded bronzeback or striated bronzeback treesnake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae found in Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

Dendrelaphis striatus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.
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:

Geographic range

Dendrelaphis striatus is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Behavior

The snake is diurnal and fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction.