Species of Thailand
Elegant bronzeback
Dendrelaphis formosus
(Heinrich Boie, 1827)
In Thai: งูสายม่านหลังทอง, ngu sai man lang thong
Dendrelaphis formosus, also known as the elegant bronzeback, is a snake species in the family Colubridae.
Distribution and habitat
The beautiful bronzeback tree snake is native from southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia to the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java. It inhabits lowland forests up to elevations of 600 m.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dendrelaphis
- Species
- Dendrelaphis formosus
Common names
- German: Elegante Bronzenatter
- English: Elegant bronzeback
- Thai: งูสายม่านหลังทอง, ngu sai man lang thong
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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Range Map
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hat Yai District, Songkhla
- Khao Luang
- Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khlong Thom District, Krabi
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Na Yong District, Trang
- Phuket Province
- San Kala Khiri National Park
- Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat
- Thai Mueang District, Phang Nga