Dendrelaphis grismeri VOGEL & VAN ROOIJEN, 2008
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Dendrelaphis grismeri VOGEL & VAN ROOIJEN 2008: 21 Dendrelaphis grismeri — DE LANG 2013 Dendrelaphis grismeri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 217 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Molucca islands of Ceram, Ambon, Boana and Manipa). Type locality: ‘Wahaaij, côte N. O. de Céram’ (Wahai, north- east coast of Seram). |
Reproduction | oviparous. |
Types | Holotype: RMNH 40176; Coll. MOENS; Date 1862. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis – A species of Dendrelaphis, characterized by the combination of: (1) vertebral scales enlarged, equal to or larger than the dorsals of the first row; (2) 176-193 ventrals; (3) 151-174 divided subcaudals; (4) 15 dorsal scale rows at midbody; (5) anal shield divided; (6) 1 loreal scale; (7) 2 or 3 supralabials touching the eye; (8) 9 supralabials; (9) a long first sublabial that touches 4 infralabials on average (range: 3-5); (10) 8 temporals on average (range: 6 to 10); (11) 2 to 3 postoculars; (12) maximum total length 148.0 cm; (13) very long tail, TAIL/TL0.35-0.40; (14) a broad postocular stripe that starts on the postnasal or loreal, covers the majority of the temporal region and extends onto the neck; (15) the presence of a clear light ventrolateral stripe and (16) the presence of black lines bordering the ventrolateral stripe. |
Comment | Behavior: diurnal Habitat: fully arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018) |
Etymology | This species is named in honour of Dr. L. Lee GRISMER (La Sierra University, La Siera, USA), for his major contributions to the knowledge of the herpetology of Southeast Asia and especially his investigations of the biodiversity of island herpetofaunas. |
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