Dendrelaphis fuliginosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Ahaetuliinae |
Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
Species: | D. fuliginosus
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Binomial name | |
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus (Griffin, 1909)
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Dendrelaphis fuliginosus, commonly known as the Philippine lamp-black tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in the Philippines. [2]
The species is named after the Latin word "fulginosus" meaning brown or dark brown colouration. [2]
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species. [3]
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]
Ahaetuliinae |
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The snake is fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction. [2]
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Ahaetuliinae |
Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
Species: | D. fuliginosus
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Binomial name | |
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus (Griffin, 1909)
|
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus, commonly known as the Philippine lamp-black tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in the Philippines. [2]
The species is named after the Latin word "fulginosus" meaning brown or dark brown colouration. [2]
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species. [3]
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]
Ahaetuliinae |
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The snake is fully arboreal, and has oviparous reproduction. [2]