Dendrelaphis ngansonensis, commonly known as either the Nganson bronzeback or Nganson bronzeback tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae, sound in Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Ahaetuliinae |
| Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
| Species: | D. ngansonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrelaphis ngansonensis (Bourret, 1935)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dendrophis pictus ngansonensis Bourret, 1935 | |
Etymology
editThe species name ngansonensis is named after the type locality of the Ngân Sơn district of Tonkin, North Vietnam.[2]
Taxonomy
editDendrelaphis ngansonensis belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.[3] D. ngansonensis is most closely related to Dendrelaphis cyanochloris, and together the two might form a species complex.[2]
Dendrelaphis is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dendrelaphis is most closely related to Chrysopelea, as shown in the cladogram below:[4]
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Distribution
editThe species is found in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and southwestern China (Yunnan).[1][2]
Habitat and behaviour
editDendrelaphis ngansonensis is an arboreal snake[1][2] that occurs in both primary and secondary forests. It preys upon small vertebrates.[1] It has been found to be both diurnal and nocturnal, and has oviparous reproduction.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Vogel, G.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Dendrelaphis ngansonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192029A2030499. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Dendrelaphis ngansonensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 July 2023.
- ^ Genus Dendrelaphis at The Reptile Database.
- ^ Mallik, Ashok Kumar; Achyuthan, N. Srikanthan; Ganesh, Sumaithangi R.; Pal, Saunak P.; Vijayakumar, S. P.; Shanker, Kartik (27 July 2019). "Discovery of a deeply divergent new lineage of vine snake (Colubridae: Ahaetuliinae: Proahaetulla gen. nov.) from the southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India with a revised key for Ahaetuliinae". PLOS ONE. 14 (7): e0218851. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1418851M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0218851. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6636718. PMID 31314800.
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