Species of Thailand
Wall's bronzeback
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris
(Frank Wall, 1921)
In Thai: งูสายม่านฟ้าเขียว (ngu sai man fa khieow)
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris, commonly known as Wall's bronzeback or the blue bronzeback, is a species of snake found in Southeast Asia.
Distribution
The species occurs in India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (Namdapha - Changlang district); Andaman Islands, northern parts of West Bengal), Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern Thailand, and western Malaysia (Pulau Pinang, Pahang, Pulau Tioman), possibly also in Bhutan. It is predominantly arboreal and inhabits primary and mature secondary lowland rainforest, at altitudes of up to 1, 000 m.
Description
Like other bronzebacks, this snake is diurnal and fully arboreal.
Conservation
Common and widespread, Wall's bronzeback is currently classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, although it is likely impacted by localized habitat loss and degradation from agricultural expansion and logging.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dendrelaphis
- Species
- Dendrelaphis cyanochloris
Common names
- German: Blaue Bronzenatter
- English:
- Wall's bronzeback
- Blue bronzeback
- Thai: งูสายม่านฟ้าเขียว (ngu sai man fa khieow)
Synonyms
- Dendrelaphis cyanochloris, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
- Dendrelaphis cyanochloris, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
- Dendrelaphis cyanochloris, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
- Ahaetulla cyanochloris, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)
- Ahaetulla cyanochloris, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1940)
- Dendrophis boiga cyanochloris, Wilhelm Meise & Emil Hans Willi Hennig (1932)
- Dendrophis pictus var. cyanochloris, Frank Wall (1921)
- Dendrophis pictus subspecies cyanochloris, Frank Wall (1921)
- Dendrophis boiga subspecies cyanochloris, Frank Wall (1921)
- Ahaetulla cyanochloris, Frank Wall (1921)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Bannang Sata District, Yala
- Huai Yang Waterfall National Park
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Kanchanadit District, Surat Thani
- Kantang District, Trang
- Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Khao Dinsor (Chumphon Raptor Center)
- Khao Pu - Khao Ya National Park
- Khao Sok National Park
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Mueang Tak District, Tak
- Ngao Waterfall National Park
- Pang Sila Thong District, Kamphaeng Phet
- Tai Rom Yen National Park
- Thong Pha Phum District, Kanchanaburi
- Umphang District, Tak
- Waeng District, Narathiwat