AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Colubridae / Dendrelaphis
Tree snakes
Dendrelaphis
- Boulenger, 1890
Pronunciation: | DEN-drel-AH-fiss | |||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'tree Elaphe', after another genus of colubrid snake. | |||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
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Notes: | About 15 species distributed through south-east Asia and Australia. Two species occur in Australia. | |||||||||||||||
Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 2 out of 2 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: northern tree snake (Dendrelaphis calligastra) at 80 cm Longest Australian species: common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) at up to 200 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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