Leviton's Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis levitoni Van Rooijen & Vogel, 2012
Also called列氏過樹蛇 (zho)
First described in: Rooijen, Johan Van, & Gernot Vogel. A revision of the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) (Serpentes: Colubridae).
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN]. — The conservation status of Dendrelaphis levitoni has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1, but IUCN notes that it is listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature
distribution
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 12 C [p. 123]). — Balabac, Candaraman, Palawan (fide van Rooijen and Vogel [2012: 13 – 14]).
Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S). — Puerto Princesa, Palawan Id., Philippines. Holotype: CAS 15803.
Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature
description
Description. A species of the Dendrelaphis caudolineatus group, characterized by the combination of: 1) black longitudinal stripes along the entire length of the body, 8 stripes at midbody; 2) a pale ventrolateral stripe along the entire length of the body; 3) a black postocular stripe which extends onto the neck where it becomes one the upper longitudinal stripe that borders the pale ventrolateral line; 4) 175 – 181 ventrals (males), 180 – 189 ventrals (females); 5) 101 – 116 divided subcaudals; 6) relative tail-length 0.250 – 0.285; 7) 4 – 6 temporal scales on each side; 8) 9 – 11 infralabials on each side; 9) 4 – 5 scales touching the posterior borders of the parietal scales; 10) maximum total length males 81.5 cm, females 130.5 cm. Description of holotype. Adult female; SVL 70.0 cm; TAIL 28.0 cm; 182 ventral scales; 109 subcaudal scales; anal shield divided; dorsal scales in 13 - 13 - 11 rows; 9 supralabials, supralabials 5 and 6 touch the eye; 10 infralalabials, infralabials 6 and 7 touch the first sublabial; infralabials 1 – 5 touch first chinshield, infralabials 5,6 touch second chinshield; 2 postoculars; temporal formula 3: 1: 2; vertebral scales not enlarged; eye-diameter
A revision of the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) (Serpentes: Colubridae)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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Every page naming Dendrelaphis levitoni in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 7485920.