Dendrelaphis modestus BOULENGER, 1894
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Gray Bronzeback, Striped Bronzeback G: Gestreifte Bronzenatter |
Synonym | Dendrelaphis modestus BOULENGER 1894: 91 Dendrelaphis caudolineatus modestus — BRONGERSMA 1948: 308 Dendrelaphis caudolineatus modestus — SETIADI & HAMIDY 2006 Dendrelaphis modestus — VAN ROOIJEN & VOGEL 2012 Dendrelaphis modestus — DE LANG 2013 Dendrelaphis modestus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 219 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Bacan = Batjan, Halmahera, Morotai, Ternate). Type locality: “Ternate” [Maluku, Indonesia]. |
Reproduction | oviparous. |
Types | Syntype: BMNH 1946.1.6.65 |
Diagnosis | Description. A species of the Dendrelaphis caudolineatus group, characterized by the combination of 1) absence of black longitudinal stripes; 2) absence of a pale ventrolateral line; 3) postocular stripe absent or rudimentarily present; 4) 180–197 ventrals (males), 183–195 ventrals (females); 5) 114–125 subcaudals; 6) relative tail-length 0.278–0.307; 7) 6–7 temporal scales on each side; 8) 9–11 infralabials on each side; 9) 3–5 scales touching the posterior borders of the parietal scales; 10) maximum total length males 101.0 cm, females 134.0 cm [VAN ROOIJEN & VOGEL 2012]. |
Comment | Sexual dimorphism. Females grow larger than males [VAN ROOIJEN & VOGEL 2012. Behavior: diurnal Habitat: fully arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018) Distribution: Not in the Philippines fide Leviton et al. 2018, although reported from there, e.g. by Taylor 1922: 172. |
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