Dendrelaphis oliveri

Dendrelaphis oliveri, commonly known as Oliver's bronzeback, is a species of arboreal snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Dendrelaphis oliveri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species:
D. oliveri
Binomial name
Dendrelaphis oliveri
(Taylor, 1950)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ahaetulla oliveri
    Taylor, 1950
  • Dendrelaphis oliveri
    — Das, 1996

Etymology

Both the specific name, oliveri, and the common name, Oliver's bronzeback, are in honor of American herpetologist James A. Oliver.[4]

Behavior

D. oliveri is arboreal and diurnal.[1]

Reproduction

D. oliveri is oviparous.[1]

References
  1. Species Dendrelaphis oliveri at The Reptile Database
  2. "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". Sri Lanka Reptile. http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/Serpentes/Dendrelaphis%20oliveri.php.
  3. "Dendrelaphis oliveri ". GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). https://www.gbif.org/species/2459364.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael(2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dendrelaphis oliveri, p. 194).

Further reading
  • Das I (1996). Biogeography of the Reptiles of South Asia. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 87 pp. ISBN 978-0894649356. (Dendrelaphis oliveri, new combination, p. 55).
  • Taylor EH (1950). "The Snakes of Ceylon". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 (14): 519–603. (Ahaetulla oliveri, new species, pp. 555–557, Plate XVIII, figure 1).



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