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Dendrelaphis striatus (COHN, 1905)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Banded Bronzeback
G: Gebänderte Bronzenatter 
SynonymDendorophis (sic) pictus, variatio striata COHN 1905: 543
Dendrophis pictus — VOLZ 1904 (nec Coluber pictus GMELIN 1789)
Dendrophis pictus var. striata — ROOIJ 1915
Dendrophis pictus var. striata — LIDTH DE JEUDE 1922: 241
Dendrophis pictus striata — BRONGERSMA 1931
Dendrophis pictus var. striatus — MEISE & HENNIG 1932
Dendrelaphis pictus pictus, striata-phase — MERTENS 1934
Ahaetulla boiga striata — LADIGES 1939
Ahaetulla striata — TWEEDIE 1950
Dendrelaphis (striatus) — SAVAGE 1952
Ahaetulla striata — TWEEDIE 1953
Dendrelaphis striatus — GRANDISON 1978
Dendrelaphis striatus — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 339
Dendrelaphis striatus — COX et al. 1998: 72
Dendrelaphis striatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 221 
DistributionIndonesia (Bitang, Kalimantan, Sumatra, We, Nias);
W Malaysia (Malaya, Pulau Tioman [HR 34:264]); Borneo
S Thailand

Type locality: Asahau [= Asahan, West Sumatra]  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: UMB, a 640 mm male, and a 775 mm female (P. Cassens-Brake). 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1189 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentNot listed in STUEBING & INGER 1999.

Behavior: diurnal

Habitat: fully arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018)

V. 152. Sc. 129. Total 640 (Schwanz 230) mm.
V. 154. Se. 103. total 775 Schwanz 250 mm) 
EtymologyNamed after Latin stria = groove, but also for stripe or line. 
References
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  • Chan-ard, T., Parr, J.W.K. & Nabhitabhata, J. 2015. A field guide to the reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press, NY, 352 pp. [see book reviews by Pauwels & Grismer 2015 and Hikida 2015 for corrections] - get paper here
  • Cohn, L. 1905. Schlangen aus Sumatra. Zool. Anz. 29: 540 - 548 [1906] - get paper here
  • Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt,Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
  • Das, I. 2012. A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford J, ohn Beaufoy Publishing - get paper here
  • David,P. & Vogel, G. 1996. The snakes of Sumatra. An annotated checklist and key with natural history notes. Bücher Kreth, Frankfurt/M.
  • Grismer, L.L. 2011. Amphibians and reptiles of the Seribuat Archipelago. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 239 pp.
  • Grossmann, W. & Tillack, F. 2005. Pulau Tioman - Perle im Südchinesischen Meer, Teil 2. Reptilia (Münster) 10 (51): 56-64 - get paper here
  • Harrington, Sean M; Jordyn M de Haan, Lindsey Shapiro, Sara Ruane 2018. Habits and characteristics of arboreal snakes worldwide: arboreality constrains body size but does not affect lineage diversification. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 125 (1): 61–71 - get paper here
  • Lidth DE JEUDE, T.W. VAN 1922. Snakes from Sumatra. Zoologische Mededelingen 6: 239-253. - get paper here
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  • Rooijen, J. van & Vogel, G. 2008. A new species of Dendrelaphis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Java, Indonesia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56 (1): 189-197 - get paper here
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