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Dendrelaphis subocularis (BOULENGER, 1888)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mountain Bronzeback, Burmese Bronzeback
G: Birmesische Bronzenatter
Chinese: 八莫过树蛇 
SynonymDendrophis subocularis BOULENGER 1888 : 600
Dendrelaphis subocularis — BOULENGER 1894
Dendrophis tristis subocularis — MEISE & HENNIG 1932: 292
Dendrelaphis subocularis — ZHAO & ADLER 1993
Ahaetulla subocularis — DAS 1997 (in error fide VOGEL, pers. comm.)
Dendrelaphis subocularis — COX et al. 1998: 72
Dendrelaphis subocularis — NGUYEN et al. 2009
Dendrelaphis subocularis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 221
Dendrelaphis subocularis — NGUYEN et al. 2023 
DistributionMyanmar (= Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam,
China (Yunnan), Indonesia (Java)

Type locality: “Bhamò”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: MSNG 30455 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1154 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentBehavior: diurnal

Habitat: fully arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018) 
References
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