Daudin's Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803)
Also calledAlmindelig Indisk Bronzesnog (dan) · Baum-Bronzenatter (deu) · Laudanga (nep) · Serp Arborícola d'Esquena de Bronze Comuna (cat) · বেত আছড়া (ben) · கொம்பேறிமூக்கன் (tam) · மரம் பாம்பு (tam) · விலரணை பாம்பு (tam) · ಕಂಚು ಬೆನ್ನಿನ ಹಾವು (kan) · ಮರ ಗೌರಿ (kan) · ಮರಮರಿ (kan) · තුරු හාල්දණ්ඩා (sin)
First described in: Daudin, F. M. Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particuliere des Reptiles. Vol. 6.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
The basking individuals were encountered at Amlekhgunj-Hattisar, Bhata-Hattisar, and Ghodemasan (Fig. 24). This is the first record from Parsa National Park.
Amphibians and reptiles of Parsa National Park, Nepal
discussion
Remarks. Dendrelaphis tristis ranges from eastern Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India to Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar (Wallach et al. 2014). Specimen NMW 24383 is catalogued as being collected in Singapore in 1899. Similar to D. striatus, the specimen of D. tristis was mostly likely a trade specimen or the locality data is incorrect. LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
materials_examined
Additional Singapore museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): NMW. Subfamily Calamariinae Bonaparte, 1840 (1 species) Genus Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (1 species)
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2459373.