Dendrelaphis schokari (KUHL, 1820)
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Dendrelaphis schokari
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Dipsas schokari KUHL 1820: 80 Dendrophis helena WERNER 1893 (fide SMITH 1943) Dendrelaphis schokari — ROOIJEN & VOGEL 2008 Dendrelaphis schokari — WALLACH et al. 2014: 221 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka Type locality: Ceylon = Sri Lanka |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Neotype. RMNH 842; collector: Frank, 1853 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Dendrelaphis, character-ized by the combination of: (1) vertebral scales en-larged but smaller than the dorsals of the fi rst row; (2) 155-177 ventrals; (3) 105-127 divided subcaudals; (4) 15 dorsal scale rows at midbody; (5) anal shield di- vided; (6) 1 loreal scale; (7) 2 supralabials touching the eye; (8) a short fi rst sublabial that touches 2 infralabials; (9) 4 to 7 temporal scales; (10) 2 to 3 postoculars; (11) maximum total length 119.0 cm; (12) TAIL/TL 0.30-0.34; (13) an interparietal spot is absent (rarely rudimentarily present); (14) the presence of a light ventrolateral stripe; (15) the presence, in most specimens, of a vertebral stripe. Additional details (84 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Behavior: diurnal Distribution: Populations from the Western Ghats have been revalidated as Dendrelaphis chairecaeos Boie, 1827. Hence D. schokari is no longer present in India. Habitat: fully arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018) Etymology: not given by Kuhl 1820. |
| Etymology | Corkill & Cochrane 1966 derive the name schokari from the Arabic 'shigari', which would mean 'from the trees'. However, some sources (such as Wikipedia) call it “Schokar's bronzeback”, indicating an eponym of unknown source. |
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