Dendrelaphis formosus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis formosus
Name

Dendrelaphis formosus (Boie, 1827)

Type locality: Java.

Neotype: RMNH 877.
Synonyms

Dendrophis formosa Boie, 1827: 542
Dendrophis formosa — Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 199 (?)
Leptophis formosus - Jan, 1863
Dendrophis formosus - Boettger, 1887
Leptophis formosa - Hagen, 1890: 171
Dendrophis formosus — Boulenger, 1894: 84
Dendrophis formosus — de Rooij, 1917: 64
Ahaetulla formosa - Smith, 1930
Dendrophis formosus formosus - Meise & Hennig, 1932
Ahaetulla formosa formosa - Haas, 1950
Ahaetulla formosa — Tweedie, 1950
Dendrelaphis formosus - Mertens, 1934
Dendrelaphis formosus — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 337
Dendrelaphis formosus — Cox et al., 1998: 71

References

Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien, 1. Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis van Oken, Jena, 20: 508–566.
Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp.
Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt,Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
Dendrelaphis formosus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 August 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Elegant Bronzeback

Dendrelaphis formosus, also known as the beautiful bronzeback tree snake, is a snake species in the family Colubridae.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Beautiful bronzeback tree snake in Gunung Mulu National Park

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 (2,000 ft).[1]
References

Vogel, G.; Dehling, M. (2013). "Dendrelaphis formosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192161A44271408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192161A44271408.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.